Articles filed under Theater
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Much-improved 'Addams Family' returns to ChicagoDec 28, 2011 1:00 pm - The national tour of “The Addams Family” doesn't have the same star power that gave the musical so much buzz when Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth appeared in its troubled ...
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Auditions open for young actorsDec 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Auditions for the Improv Playhouse North Shore Young Actors Production (4th-8th grades) of the nonmusical literary classic, “The Secret Garden”, will be held from 4 to 6...
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Local theater: Revival of 'Secret Garden'Dec 23, 2011 5:00 am - ‘Secret Garden' A young girl discovers her late aunt's long-abandoned sanctuary, and in the process uncovers happiness for her and her grieving uncle in “The Secret Gard...
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The suburbs figured prominently into 2011's entertainmentDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - 2011 was the year the suburbs had starring roles in a couple of scary movies, an actress from Plainfield gave a shout out to her hometown while accepting her Emmy and a ...
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Sieber impresses, Hamilton flounders in 'La Cage Aux Folles'Dec 21, 2011 10:00 pm - The star of a national tour ought to be the performer who puts the wind in the show's sails, not the anchor that weighs it down. Unfortunately that's not the case with ...
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'Chinglish' stars got their start in the suburbsDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - 2 suburban natives only Americans in Broadway's 'Chinglish'
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Put heartwarming 'Christmas Story' on holiday to-do listDec 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Late in the second act during Thursday's performance of the altogether charming “A Christmas Story, The Musical!” a slight case of giggles threatened to overtake Clarke ...
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Great acting rescues Steppenwolf's 'Penelope'Dec 16, 2011 5:00 am - Watching Enda Walsh's “Penelope,” in its Chicago area premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, I felt much like I imagine the titular character, wife of Greek warrior Odysseus, ...
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Theater events: 'Christmas Carol' radio playDec 16, 2011 5:00 am - 1930s ‘Carol' Libertyville ensembles Improv Playhouse and GreenStick Theater Company team up to re-create Mercury Theatre's 1939 Christmas Eve broadcast of Charles Dick...
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Kids hone their acting craft at Fox Valley Park DistrictDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - As the lights went down, the kids lit up the room. There they were — 12 delighted children in full voice — cascading down the aisles of the Paramount Theatre to spread ...