Articles filed under Theater
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Steppenwolf's comic 'Qualms' flirts with questions of sexual freedomJul 18, 2014 5:30 am - Regular readers of Dan Savage's syndicated sex advice column Savage Love know all too well about the many dicey issues of intimacy and intolerance explored in "The Qualm...
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'Laughter' falls short of its comic inspirationJul 18, 2014 5:00 am - Young playwrights are often admonished to avoid writing about other writers. That's because it can be difficult to compellingly dramatize all the tedious work that goes ...
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Broadway lights will be dimmed in Stritch's memoryJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Broadway marquees will be dimmed in memory of a Tony- and Emmy-winning actress who epitomized New York and the theater world. Elaine Stritch died Thursday at ...
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Broadway star joins local favorite for Drury Lane mysteryJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook announced casting for its Chicago area premiere of "The Game's Afoot," Ken Ludwig's award-winning suspense comedy from 2011. Drury L...
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Theater events: Three Brothers revives 'Crimes'Jul 18, 2014 1:00 am - Three Bros ‘Crimes' Three Brothers Theatre revives “Crimes of the Heart,” Beth Henley's dramedy about three estranged sisters who return to their Mississippi home f...
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Theater performances come to Lake Zurich High SchoolJul 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Cricket Theatre Company presents "Once Upon a Mattress" at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, and Friday, July 25, and "Legally Blonde" at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26, and 2 p.m. Su...
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Top-notch cast delights in First Folio's 'Merry Wives'Jul 17, 2014 11:15 am - How entertaining is First Folio Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor"? So entertaining that intermittent opening night showers could...
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"Shrek, The Musical" now playing in Buffalo GroveJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District's theater company, Big Deal Productions, will perform its summer musical, "Shrek The Musical," this weekend and next as the opening show ...
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Outdoor Shakespeare show geared toward all agesJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - What happens when fairies get involved in a complicated love triangle? Comedy and confusion result in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Saturday, July 19, at Geneva's Shake...
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Elgin area students create and perform operaJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - This Saturday's SCORE (Students Creating Opera to Reinforce Education) performance of "The Key" takes on subject matter which seems unlikely for the medium and for the a...