Articles filed under Theater
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Steel Beam's 'Deathtrap' needs sharpeningJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - “Deathtrap,” Ira Levin's shrewdly crafted play-within-a-play, has the fundamentals — droll dialogue, comic relief and well-placed thrills — that make for entertaining th...
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Drury Lane ready for closeup with 'Sunset Boulevard'Jan 17, 2013 5:00 am - If local audiences' appetites for Andrew Lloyd Webber aren't satisfied with the Marriott Theatre's “Now & Forever,” they can also feast on the composer's full-length mus...
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Marriott debuts dance-filled Andrew Lloyd Webber revueJan 15, 2013 3:00 pm - Editor's note: Dancer Lauren Blane was misidentified in a photo caption accompanying the story. “Now and Forever” used to be the advertising slogan for Andrew Lloyd Webb...
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Metropolis play festival features new worksJan 15, 2013 12:34 pm - The New Play Festival brings five works to the stage. Professional actors will perform live readings of the plays at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington H...
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Woodland Middle School performanceJan 13, 2013 2:32 pm - The Woodland Middle School Drama Club presents “Headin’ for the Hills” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 and at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the school’s cafeteria, 7000 Wa...
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Bette Midler set to return to a Broadway stageJan 12, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The Divine Miss M is returning to Broadway, and not as just a producer. Bette Midler will star in John Logan’s new play “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Me...
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Aldermen to discuss Des Plaines Theatre code issuesJan 11, 2013 10:25 am - The Des Plaines city council next week will discuss code compliance issues at the Des Plaines Theatre that could threaten its continued operation. The city’s building co...
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Arcada offering up new showsJan 10, 2013 3:00 pm - Tickets go on sale today for several concerts and shows coming to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. African music and acrobatics abound in the touring show “Cirque Zuma...
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'Anything Goes' sings with high-seas hilarity in AuroraJan 10, 2013 12:00 pm - There's something magical about seeing a vintage show come to life, when yesterday's classic is transformed into a fresh-yet-familiar masterpiece by talented new perform...
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Fine acting defines Steppenwolf's revival of urban 'Hat'Jan 10, 2013 4:00 am - One thing about the provocative title of Stephen Adly Guirgis' "The (expletive) with the Hat," it minces no words. "It announces itself," agreed Martha Lavey, artistic...