Articles filed under Theater
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Ongoing cleanup forces Second City to cancel, move more showsSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - The Second City announced Friday it will move or cancel all main stage, Second City e.t.c. and UP Comedy Club performances through Sept. 20 as a result of the ongoing cl...
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Youth theater company finds magic in 'Mary Poppins'Sep 03, 2015 11:00 pm - The magical world of "Mary Poppins," the nanny who's practically perfect in every way, comes to Elgin in September for six enchanted performances. And yes, Mary Poppins...
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Kirk Players to present 'The Uninvited'Sep 03, 2015 11:00 pm - Kirk Players will open their 50th season with the American supernatural mystery, "The Uninvited," directed by the group's veteran director Jon Leslie Lynn. The ghost s...
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Fox Valley Rep comedy succeeds thanks to dynamic duoSep 02, 2015 6:00 am - On the surface, “Maybe Baby, It's You” is little more than a two-person sketch comedy revue. Co-written by Charlie Shanian and Shari Simpson, this is the type of economi...
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Leela Arts Center in Des Plaines opens box officeSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - The Leela Arts Center has opened a box office at the theater, 620 Lee St. In Des Plaines. It will be open from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and one h...
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Lambs Farm performs "Beauty and the Beast"Sep 01, 2015 1:00 am - Lambs Farm's participants will perform "Beauty and the Beast" at the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 and 2 p.m. ...
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Auditions for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' at Palatine's Cutting Hall this weekAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - Community theater actors: practice your lines, warm up your singing voice and get ready to do the time warp again because auditions to be in Theater Nebula's production ...
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Affectionate story, lovely songs propel crowd-pleasing 'October Sky'Aug 28, 2015 11:00 am - "October Sky," the quaint, coming-of-age musical about high school rocket scientists desperate to "slip the surly bonds" of their West Virginia coal town, is about ready...
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Actor finds hope in American Blues Theater's 'Rainmaker'Aug 28, 2015 6:00 am - Hope is the most endearing aspect of “The Rainmaker” for Howie Johnson, who's starring in the American Blues Theater's new production of the N. Richard Nash drama. “It's...
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Check out upcoming theater in Lake CountyAug 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Everything from complex murder mysteries to the dreams of a coal miner's son will come to life on Lake County stages this fall. Here's an overview of what local theater...