Articles filed under Theater
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Metea Valley High School connects musical to mental healthJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - In a stage production this month at Metea Valley High School in Aurora, the singsongy fantasy of musical theater gives way to the dark reality of bipolar disorder, the w...
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Prison pageant in Colombia inspires world-premiere play at GoodmanJan 13, 2016 5:00 am - Beauty pageants in Colombia are so prevalent, they're practically a national pastime. Every town, every community has one. That includes El Buen Pastor, the women's pri...
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Antioch theater auditioning for musical comedyJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - The community-based PM&L Theatre in downtown Antioch will be holding auditions for performances of "The People Vs. Friar Laurence: The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet." ...
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Woodland Middle School students present "Airline" Jan. 29-30Jan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Woodland Middle School's Drama Club will present its winter production, "Airline," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in Cafeteria A, 7000 Washi...
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Steel Beam's 'Yankee Tavern' explores darker side of 9/11 conspiraciesJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Conspiracy theories — especially those having to do with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — drive the action in Steven Dietz's thriller “Yankee Tavern,” which opens...
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Theater events: 'Hairspray' gets a new 'do at Aurora's ParamountJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Tracy Turnblad returns Paramount Theatre goes retro with a revival of "Hairspray," the buoyant musical inspired by John Waters' 1988 cult film. Amelia Jo Parish sta...
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Maurice Hines on life and why he doesn't tap in the morningJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Maurice Hines tells a story about Sammy, he means Sammy Davis Jr. When he mentions Ella, that's Ella Fitzgerald. He grew up among the legends of sho...
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Tommy Tune, always game, 'excited' to replace Chita RiveraJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tommy Tune has jumped in to replace an injured Chita Rivera at the Cafe Carlyle, but he says he's not exactly stepping into her petite shoes. "To step in...
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Most Broadway shows offer half-off ticket deals this monthJan 11, 2016 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Big sales in January apply to Broadway, too. Some 27 shows are participating in Broadway Week, in which two tickets go for the price of one. These special tic...
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'Love, Loss, What I Wore' opens Big Noise seasonJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - The Big Noise Theatre Company in Des Plaines will open the 2016 season with "Love, Loss, and What I Wore," an intimate collection of stories written by Nora Ephron and D...