Articles filed under Theater
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Impressive dancing, vocalists help liven somewhat flat 'Dirty Dancing'Aug 20, 2015 8:45 am - If ever a show was conceived with an audience in mind, “Dirty Dancing — The Classic Story on Stage” is it. The play-with-music (to call this a musical is a misnomer), is...
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Fox Valley Rep offers hilarious quest for true love in "Maybe Baby, It's You"Aug 18, 2015 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Repertory continues its 2015 season with a comical quest for compatibility in the romantic comedy, "Maybe Baby, It's You." Written by Charlie Shanian and Shar...
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Theater events: 'Peter and the Starcatcher' makes regional premiere at Drury LaneAug 17, 2015 11:00 pm - ComedySportz in the 'burbs ComedySportz, the long-running interactive improv ensemble, begins a summer residency this weekend at the Leela Arts Center in Des Plain...
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'Book of Mormon' returning to Chicago in 2016Aug 17, 2015 1:00 am - There's good news and bad news for fans of "The Book of Mormon," the gleefully satirical, zestfully subversive Tony Award-winning musical by "South Park" creators Trey P...
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Libertyville lawyer in one-man showAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - Libertyville attorney John Haderlein portrays "Clarence Darrow" in a one-man show Saturday and Sunday about the famous turn-of-the century lawyer who defended some very ...
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Ex-Metropolis director trying to revitalize Des Plaines venueAug 12, 2015 5:30 am - After nearly three years at the helm of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, Charlie Beck is trying to revitalize an old theater space in downtown...
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David Arquette to star as 'Sherlock Holmes' in ChicagoAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - "Sherlock Holmes," a theatrical adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales by playwright Greg Kramer, will play the Oriental Theatre in November, Broadway in C...
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Marriott ready to launch new 'October Sky' musicalAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Jeff Award-winning director Rachel Rockwell never saw herself as being particularly interested in coal-mining communities before. Then she became involved in directing ...
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Steel Beam's 15th season includes world premiereAug 11, 2015 1:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles announced its 15th season, which showcases contemporary works from the last decade, will conclude with the world premiere of a new come...
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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...