Articles filed under Theater
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‘Mormon’ propels old college roomies to stardomJun 11, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — After every performance of the hit Broadway musical, “The Book of Mormon,” Josh Gad and Rory O’Malley bow side-by-side, a nightly celebration of a journey the...
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Bono talks of struggles, triumphs of 'Spider-Man'Jun 10, 2011 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — With the Broadway premiere of the beleaguered "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" finally in sight, Bono and The Edge, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musi...
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New theater company calls St. Charles homeJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - New company debuts Actor Factor Theatre Company makes its suburban debut with “The Miracle Worker,” William Gibson's adaptation of Helen Keller's “The Story of My Life.”...
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Who will win at the Tony Awards?Jun 09, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — It was a season on Broadway that was bursting with brilliance and unpredictability. There was Shakespeare, Wilde and Stoppard, but who could have foreseen a m...
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New theater company up for the challenge of Keller storyJun 09, 2011 3:00 pm - Story of Helen Keller launches new suburban theater company
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Veteran cast keeps 'Chicago' revival kickingJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Those merry 1920s murderers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly are back to slay 'em again in the hit Broadway musical revival of “Chicago,” which returns to its namesake town at...
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Cutting Hall musical celebrates Broadway showtunesJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - LZP Productions is presenting the musical “The World Goes 'Round” weekends through June 19 at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Life with its glories, indignitie...
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The Bard goes to the moviesJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Several Lake County and Northwest suburban movie theaters will show four classic Shakespeare titles this summer and fall. Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series will b...
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O'Hurley headlines 'Chicago' tourJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - TV audiences know silver fox John O'Hurley from his stints as J. Peterman on “Seinfeld,” from the inaugural season of “Dancing with the Stars” in 2005 and as the host of...
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Chicago-set murder-mystery premiere cracklesJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - By this point in her redoubtable career, it's easy to imagine Barbara Robertson playing Gertrude. Hamlet, not so much. Except that the exceptional Robertson does exactl...