Articles filed under Theater
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'Ask Aunt Susan' exposes online exploitationJun 06, 2014 5:30 am - In Seth Bockley's "Ask Aunt Susan," a cocky twenty-something tech guy becomes an Internet sensation as a phony female advice columnist. The plot of the drama, in a world...
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Theater events: 'Annapurna' a cowboy tale of sortsJun 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Midwest premiere A woman tracks down the cowboy-poet husband she left 20 years earlier at his battered Colorado trailer where he's working on his “magnum opus” in S...
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Kirk Players to perform '37 Post Cards'Jun 03, 2014 11:00 pm - Kirk Players will bring their 48th season to a close with "37 Post Cards," a contemporary comedy by Michael McKeever. The curtain goes up Friday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m...
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Carmel student wins performing arts scholarshipJun 03, 2014 11:00 pm - Kirk Players, the Mundelein-based community service theater, has announced the recipient of its 2014 John W. Lynn Performing Arts Scholarship is William Higgins of Carme...
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'Frozen' writers behind new show 'Up Here'Jun 03, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez - the Oscar-winning husband-and-wife team behind the film "Frozen" - are preparing an original romantic comedy for the...
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Weekend picks: Trekkies, beam over to RosemontJun 02, 2014 6:00 am - Beam on over: Trekkies will be out in force for The Official Star Trek Convention, which prominently features appearances by actors William Shatner and Kate Mulgrew ...
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Theater events: Join in Family Fringe Day in ElginMay 30, 2014 6:15 am - Family fringe The Elgin Fringe Festival hosts a Family Fringe Day this weekend in advance of its first festival taking place Sept. 11-14. Sunday's family-friendly ...
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Editorial: Arlington Heights downtown theater at crossroadMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - So where does the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre go from here? The latest executive director, Charlie Beck, is gone. A very capable interim director, Neil Scheufler, ...
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'White Snake' role brings Downers Grove native 'full circle'May 29, 2014 5:45 am - Vin Kridakorn took a leap of faith - and landed on two feet. With little experience and a lot of passion, the Downers Grove native moved to New York after college to se...
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Imperfect relationships play out in Writers' delightful 'Days'May 28, 2014 11:00 pm - For anyone passionate about musicals, who has observed with dismay stage adaptations of Hollywood hits (and misses), frothy relationship revues and jukebox shows cobbled...