Articles filed under Theater
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Alan Cumming on sappy songs and 'The Good Wife' endingFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The coolest place to be on Broadway last year was inside the Studio 54 theater. To be more specific, it was in Alan Cumming's dressing room there. That's...
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5 things in the suburbs you can do this weekendFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - Valentine's Day weekend doesn't have to be all roses and romance. You can take in global cultures or enjoy homegrown music without venturing too far. Here are five ideas...
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Lush score, star highlight imperfect 'Heaven' at PorchlightFeb 11, 2016 1:00 pm - Come for the melodrama. Stay for the music. That's my advice to theatergoers considering Porchlight Music Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of “Far From Heaven,” the cham...
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Actress Sarah Steele juggles 'The Good Wife' and BroadwayFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sarah Steele's return to Broadway is good news. Well, maybe not for everyone. The actress, perhaps best known for playing the no-nonsense daughter of Ala...
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Review: Birbiglia pulls no punch lines in new 1-man showFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - All jokes are offensive to someone, comedian Mike Birbiglia insists, and that's OK. When his everyday encounters "become the joke later," and he exposes ...
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'Bye Bye Birdie' in Batavia: Youth theater to stage classic musicalFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Director Kristi Wright of Carol Stream says an energetic and fun-filled performance is on tap this weekend when Spotlight Youth Theater Aurora presents "Bye Bye Birdie" ...
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Schaumburg play examines reactions to police shootingsFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Among the five plays he's written and directed for Powerhouse Productions' annual Black History Month show at Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts, Maurice D. Proffi...
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Janus Theatre pulls back the curtain, opens rehearsalsFeb 10, 2016 10:00 pm - As Janus Theatre prepares to stage the second show in its 18th season, the company is opening its doors and pulling back the curtain, so the public can see a live rehear...
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Harriet Jacobs' 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl' comes to life Feb. 25 at ECCFeb 10, 2016 10:00 pm - Harriet Jacobs' autobiographical 1861 novel "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" will be brought to life on stage by actress Cherita Armstrong at the Elgin Community ...
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A dozen last-minute ideas for Valentine's Day eventsFeb 10, 2016 10:00 am - Valentine's Day - a holiday with so much expectation, promise and possibility. It's nearly here, and if you didn't plan ahead, you're probably in panic mode. No worries....