Articles filed under Theater
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'War Horse' headed for Chicago stageFeb 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The National Theatre of Britain's massive stage hit production of "War Horse" is coming to Chicago as part of a North American tour for a three-week run at the Cadillac ...
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Theater events: Valentine's Day and a showFeb 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Valentine's treats • Steel Beam Theatre founder Donna Steele and Villa Park native Jay Cook star in Steel Beam Theatre's revival of A.R. Gurney's “Love Letters,” an...
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First Folio keeps the laughs coming in 'Unnecessary Farce'Feb 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Oak Brook-based First Folio Theatre has a hilarious hit in Paul Slade Smith's 2006 comedy “Unnecessary Farce,” which is only now receiving its Chicago-area premiere. Smi...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Mozart, bees, vocalists and witchcraftFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - From Mozart to bees, from bells, books and candles to vocalist Nellie McKay, Sean Stangland and Richard Battin have a variety of events they selected for The Suburbs Thi...
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Local cast part of annual black history performance in SchaumburgFeb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - With the upcoming national election in mind, Powerhouse Productions is presenting its 14th annual black history performance at Schaumburg’s Prairie Center for the Arts, ...
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Waukegan black man grew up believing he was whiteFeb 05, 2012 6:45 am - Simmering racial tensions between blacks and whites in the suburbs sometimes boiled over during the 1970s. But Michael Fosberg says he always considered himself a white ...
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Touring cast breathes real life into 'American Idiot'Feb 02, 2012 10:00 pm - Audiences heading in to see the national Broadway tour of Green Day's “American Idiot” at Chicago's Oriental Theatre might notice a lobby placard warning about the produ...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber bets again on ‘Phantom’ sequelFeb 02, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera” was called “Love Never Dies.” Defying its title, it had a short life. Now he hopes it can be resurr...
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Big laughs and a lot of heart define 'Moonlight and Magnolias'Feb 02, 2012 4:00 am - “My studio. My picture. I can do anything I want.” Hollywood producer David O. Selznick makes that pronouncement in Fox Valley Repertory's production of “Moonlight and ...
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Students direct peers in Dundee-Crown playsFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Buy one, get two free. No, we’re not referring to a sale at the grocery store, but the student directed plays at Dundee-Crown this weekend. The production will include t...