Articles filed under Theater
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Village Theatre Guild balances growth, qualityJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - "Growth is good, right?" The question was posed to Dave Dolnics of Naperville, current president of the Village Theatre Guild, a 52-year-old community theater in Glen E...
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Dance shows, comics coming to MACJun 05, 2015 5:50 pm - Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood of TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway" and the Moscow Festival Ballet with "Cinderella" will highlight the upcoming 2015-2016 season...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'The Fantasticks'Jun 05, 2015 6:00 am - 'The Fantasticks' Light Opera Works stages "The Fantasticks," Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's legendary chamber musical about two fathers' attempts to play Cupid for...
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Goodman's 'stop. reset.' piles on futuristic fearsJun 05, 2015 6:00 am - Don't be surprised if you have a hard time wrapping your head around the conclusion of Regina Taylor's “stop. reset.” Now making its Midwest debut at Chicago's Goodman T...
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Musical 'Once' still sweet second time aroundJun 03, 2015 5:15 pm - Can music break all bonds on the path to love? Or is it better suited as a universal salve to help ease the pain of broken hearts? Local audiences are lucky to ponder t...
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Naperville college stages Stein's 'Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights'Jun 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Creative use of light and sound will shape North Central College's production of "Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights," Gertrude Stein's dramatic take on the legend of Faus...
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Kirk Players to present 'Charlotte's Web'Jun 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Kirk Players will close out their 49th season with "Charlotte's Web," a stage adaptation by Joseph Robinette based on the American classic written by E.B. White. The sho...
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Gloria Estefan's life, music give rise to 'On Your Feet!'May 31, 2015 6:00 am - YouTube Featuring a score of Latin-crossover pop hits created by the Grammy Award-winning Estefan and the band The Miami Sound Machine, #8220;On Your Feet!#8221; theatri...
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Theater events: Mooney does 'Shakespeare on demand' in 'Breakneck Hamlet'May 29, 2015 6:00 am - Fast-paced 'Hamlet' Clockwise Theatre presents the world premiere of "Breakneck Hamlet," writer/actor Tim Mooney's accelerated version of William Shakespeare's long...
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Arlington Heights native, Tony winner Scott Waara stars in 'Once' tourMay 29, 2015 6:00 am - Though he was born and raised in Arlington Heights, Tony Award-winning actor Scott Waara has never performed on a professional Chicago stage. That will change when he ap...