Articles filed under Theater
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - See Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek (formerly of Naperville) when he joins Meryl Davis, Charlie White and other skating greats in the return of "Stars on Ice" Saturda...
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Theater events: McAninch stages Shakespeare, Twain double-bill this weekendMar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Double bill in DuPage The McAninch Arts Center presents a comedy-tragedy double bill of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in Ki...
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Paramount in Aurora unveils its fifth seasonMar 17, 2015 10:00 am - Two musical masterpieces and two recent Broadway hits make up the Paramount Theatre's 2015-16 season, its fifth since the Aurora venue started self-producing its own pro...
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Northlight announces 41st season of classics, new worksMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Northlight Theatre in Skokie begins its 41st season with the Sept. 11 world premiere of Bruce Graham's "Funnyman," which marks the theater's fourth premiere collabor...
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'Peter Pan' flies in to Geneva High School stageMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Get ready for a highflying adventure. Geneva High School will present "Peter Pan," the musical adaptation of Sir J.M. Barrie's 1904 play. The show is about the adventur...
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C.S. Lewis' life story affectionately told at MetropolisMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - From “An Evening With C.S. Lewis,” it's clear writer/director David Payne has a keen knowledge of his subject — the British scholar and Christian apologist who wrote suc...
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George C. Wolfe on how a 94-year-old show sparked creativityMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In 1921, a show limped onto Broadway with less-than-rosy prospects. The city was still recovering from the Depression. The show was debuting in the middl...
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Writers Theatre announces first season in new homeMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Writers Theatre Monday unveiled an eclectic mix of shows for its upcoming 2015-16 season, the first in the Glencoe theater's new home. The season will kick off Oct. 21 i...
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Improv Playhouse to perform 'The Gathering'Mar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - The Improv Playhouse will produce "The Gathering," the late-Josephine Raciti Forsberg's contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Supper, in four shows starti...
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Arlington Heights trustee hopefuls talk future of Metropolis at candidate forumMar 15, 2015 7:45 am - Most of the six candidates running for four seats on the Arlington Heights village board say business at the financially troubled Metropolis Performing Arts Centre won't...