Articles filed under Theater
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Dance studio's updates keep 'Nutcracker' freshNov 27, 2015 10:00 am - For 12 years, Geneva's State Street Dance Studio has been staging a production of "The Nutcracker" every holiday season. Audiences have come to expect lavish sets, festi...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendNov 27, 2015 9:00 am - All shopped out? Here are five fun ideas to take your mind off the lines at the mall. For others go to dailyherald.com/calendar. Lighting up Wheaton See thousands of twi...
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Musical 'The Bridges of Madison County' hits the roadNov 27, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On tour this winter is a Broadway musical about the one that got away, in more ways than one. "The Bridges of Madison County," with a superb score by Jas...
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Citadel's ambitious 'Oliver!' falls shortNov 27, 2015 5:00 am - Perhaps the most impressive thing about Citadel Theatre's revival of “Oliver!” is the tenaciousness of its ensemble. Their determination was evident in the way they sold...
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Talented cast lifts Steel Beam's 'Plaid Tidings'Nov 27, 2015 5:00 am - Hollywood film sequels are so common that most audiences don't give them a second thought — be they good or bad. Yet sequels of stage musicals are more of an artisticall...
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Tiny Tims open hardest of hearts in Metropolis' 'Christmas Carol'Nov 25, 2015 5:00 am - Patrick McDermott of Arlington Heights follows in a line of siblings nationally ranked in speech, who often practiced their deliveries on their youngest brother. His fat...
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'Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol' at North CentralNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - See another side of the story of Charles Dickens' holiday classic when the Organic Theater Company of Chicago presents "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" from Thursday, De...
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Drama 'The Humans' by Stephen Karam will leap to BroadwayNov 24, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A highly regarded play about a fractious family's Thanksgiving get-together has something to really be thankful for this holiday season - it's going to B...
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'Annie' on national tour is led by a keeper of the flameNov 24, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you catch the latest national tour of "Annie," you're in for a treat - the original director and lyricist is running the show. That's like drinking re...
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Tony Awards telecast finds a home for 2016 further uptownNov 24, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The next Tony Awards have found a home - a familiar one but one far from Broadway. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing said Tuesday that th...