Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'South Pacific'Aug 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Enchanted evening Sarah Larson stars as cockeyed optimist Nellie Forbush and Larry Adams reprises his role as dashing plantation owner Emile de Becque in Light Oper...
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Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest: 'It's like a big nerdy hug'Aug 10, 2015 6:00 am - Actor Bobby Hoffman is a nerd — and proud of it. The former Des Plaines resident is one of many so-called nerds — theater geeks, book worms, Trekkies and fanboys — who w...
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Theater role puts suburban native on trail of JFK's killerAug 09, 2015 6:15 am - It's 1963, and, amid chaos, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. Michael Mitchell is living in Hoffman Estates at the time. Just 1 year old, he can't comprehend wh...
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Cirque's 'Kurios' succeeds with less spectacle, more charmAug 08, 2015 1:00 pm - "Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities" proves a Cirque du Soleil show remains spectacular even after scaling back its trademark spectacle. Returning to Chicago after a four-...
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Theater events: Laugh it up with Lahna Turner at the ImprovAug 07, 2015 6:00 am - Funny woman Standup comedian, wife and mother Lahna Turner headlines the Chicago Improv this weekend. Turner, who is married to fellow comedian Ralphie May, has app...
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Shakespeare at Prairie CrossingAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Citadel Theatre will perform Shakespeare's "As You Like It," at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Prairie Crossing Farm, 32400 N. Harris Road, Grayslake. Tic...
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Richard Marx, Reduced Shakespeare to headline Prairie CenterAug 05, 2015 4:00 pm - Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Richard Marx, Hubbard Street 2 and the Reduced Shakespeare Company are among the artists scheduled to perform at the Schaumburg Pr...
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Organic Theater stages 'Tartuffe' at North CentralAug 04, 2015 11:00 pm - After a successful six-week run in Chicago, Organic Theater Company presents its modern staging of Moliere's "Tartuffe" for its summer showing at North Central College. ...
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'Romeo and Juliet" in LindenhurstAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - The Lindenhurst Park District presents its first outdoor production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 p.m., and Thursday and Friday, Aug....
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Chicago's new 'Gotta Bingo' plays for laughsAug 01, 2015 6:00 am - Jane Allyson-D'Arienzo had years of experience in traditional theater — actors on stage, audiences watching quietly from their seats. Then, the former Arlington Heights ...