Articles filed under Theater
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Catch all best-picture nominees at onceFeb 06, 2011 10:00 pm - AMC Theatres will show all 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees on Saturday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 26 at more than 113 theaters in 43 markets. Plus, a select 15 of those ...
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An uneven Les Miserables still triumphsFeb 06, 2011 12:00 am - One of the inherent challenges of mounting a 25th anniversary production of any theatrical spectacle runs constantly through Cameron Mackintosh's stirring restaging of “...
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‘Riverdance’ comes to WaukeganFeb 06, 2011 12:00 am - “Riverdance,” the celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play one pe...
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Maine West High School looking for ‘Toto’Feb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - If your dog has always yearned for show business, Maine West High School is auditioning this morning for the role of Toto in “The Wiz,” coming up Feb. 24, 25, 26 and Mar...
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Long and winding road brings Beatles tribute show to ChicagoFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Steve Landes is shocked at the mere suggestion that listening to the Beatles too much may get tedious. Fair enough. But that's coming from a guy who taught himself guita...
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Musical selects audience members to participateFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - The final performance of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” at Palatine High School will open at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. This Tony Award-winning show is s...
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Second City "den mother" Joyce Sloane dead at 80Feb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Joyce Sloane, who has been described as the "den mother" to Second City alumni John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray, has died at age 80. Sloane's daughter Cheryl ...
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'Leaving Iowa' a little shrillFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Never underestimate the power of nostalgia to make modest entertainment palatable. By way of proof, there's “Leaving Iowa,” Tim Clue and Spike Manton's well-intended bu...
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What's new on stageFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - • XIII Pocket presents the world premiere of “Dead Pile,” a new play by Laura Jacqmin about an undercover investigation at a dairy farm that looks at what we eat and how...
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Arts agendaFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ Steel Beam Theatre has auditions for young actors ages 9 to 16 for a musical version of “Tom Sawyer” from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 111 W. Main St., St. Cha...