Articles filed under Theater
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Blythe Danner joins ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’Nov 11, 2012 5:27 am - NEW YORK — Blythe Danner is jumping into the Broadway show “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” playing the mother of Matthew Broderick’s wealthy playboy character. Danner, 69...
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Curtain goes up on local children's theaterNov 11, 2012 5:00 am - Heading out to the theater can be a special family outing, especially around the holidays. For youngsters, in particular, it can be a chance to step into a magical worl...
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Small audience gets special visit with big circus catsNov 10, 2012 7:00 am - Children from schools in Rosemont and Chicago were treated to a special visit Friday with the big cats and one of the world’s foremost trainers. Alexander Lacey, whose f...
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WHS presents ‘Anything Goes’Nov 09, 2012 4:14 pm - Wauconda High School Theater presents the 1962 musical comedy “Anything Goes” on Thursday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 17 in the school’s auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets a...
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Mundelein High food driveNov 09, 2012 4:13 pm - Mundelein High School’s performance groups, including theater, choirs, bands and Orchesis, have teamed with National Honor Society members to collect what they hope will...
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Mundelein High students to stage ‘Romeo and Juliet’Nov 09, 2012 1:04 pm - Mundelein High School students will stage William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Nov. 15-17. Showtimes are 3:45 and 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 7 p.m. the final two days in the...
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Local opera companies try singing out of the boxNov 09, 2012 5:00 am - Opera companies are always on the lookout to attract new audiences. With much hand-wringing over the graying of subscribers and concerns about school music programs in d...
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'Potted Potter' - complete with Quidditch - sweeps into ChicagoNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:lminer@dailyherald.com It started as a middle-of-the-night acting gig. In 2005, a friend asked Daniel Clarkson to work up something to...
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Jerry Seinfeld reaches out to victims of SandyNov 08, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Jerry Seinfeld has added a show in Long Island to his new comedy tour and will donate all proceeds from it and two other performances to Superstorm Sandy reli...
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See ‘9 to 5: the Musical’ at Batavia High SchoolNov 07, 2012 1:43 pm - Tired of the rat race? Batavia High School’s production of “9 to 5: the Musical” offers you a chance to laugh at workplace woes and to sing along with some catchy tunes....