Articles filed under Theater
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Special guests to join 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' at M.H.S.Apr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - The year was 1922, the height of the Jazz Age. Modern women were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the workforce and rewriting the rules of love. Mund...
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Bookends Theater to present '25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee'Apr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - On May 20-22, Bookends Theater will present "The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee" musical at St. John's United Church of Christ-Harmony, 11821 E. Grant Hwy., Hamp...
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Murder, mystery and mayhem: Batavia High School to present 'Lucky Stiff'Apr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Batavia High School will bring an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery to the stage this weekend with its performances of "Lucky Stiff," directed by Dominic A. Cattero. Sho...
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Brian Stokes Mitchell returns to Broadway in 'magical' showApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brian Stokes Mitchell jokingly sings a bluesy rendition of "Stairway to Heaven" by the time he reaches his dressing room on the fourth steep floor of the...
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Review: Broadway's 'Fully Committed' a cacophony of voicesApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You might very well think that decorum is positively dead on Broadway these days with phones chirping and bleating endlessly during the entire run of the...
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'New' Metropolis is doing just fineApr 25, 2016 5:00 am - Kudos to Metropolis! I have connected with the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre numerous times in recent months, with very positive results. The staff under their new l...
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West Aurora Theatre Troupe 2013 to put on 'Jekyll and Hyde' April 28-30Apr 24, 2016 11:00 pm - West Aurora Theatre Troupe 2013 presents their spring musical, "Jekyll and Hyde" by Leslie Bricusse at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, to Saturday, April 30, in the West Auro...
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Moving Picture: Elgin costume designer helps directors bring visions to lifeApr 24, 2016 7:30 am - As a stay-at-home mom raising four children, Fran Mitchell of Elgin never dreamed that someday she would end up as a costume designer. Mitchell, who learned to sew from...
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Review: Broadway's 'Waitress' has the recipe for successApr 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The unmistakable smell of baking pies pervades the Brooks Atkinson Theatre at performances of the sweet and savory new musical "Waitress." It's not a tri...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Improv Fest roars into the city, SchaumburgApr 23, 2016 7:19 am - Chicago Play with this You are living in the improv capital of the world, and if you'd like to see tomorrow's "Saturday Night Live" stars, get to the 19th Chicago Improv...