Articles filed under Theater
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Quirky characters draw director to 'Spelling Bee'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask director Robin Hughes what she looks for in a show she would like to direct and she will tell you she is drawn to productions with interesting characters. Take "The ...
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Steppenwolf delivers keynote for new season with 'Detroit'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - On the surface, there's not much to the Steppenwolf Theatre's new play, "Detroit," which makes it suitably set in the suburbs, where supposedly not much happens - as a c...
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Broadway actress to spend week training D214 actorsSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Prospect High School, through the sponsorship of the Prospect Endowment of the Fine and Performing Arts and theater department, will host Broadway actress and star Lisa ...
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Local actors find their letters in 'Spelling Bee'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - After successful collaborations producing "On Golden Pond" and "Rent," Big Noise Theatre Company and Ouroboros Theatre Company join forces again to present the Tony Awar...
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Broadway star's concert to open reborn Chicago theaterSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - "An Evening with Sutton Foster" reopens the renovated and rechristened 550-seat Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in Chicago tonight. The four-performance-only cab...
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Local auditionsSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - • The Elgin Theatre Company has auditions for a radio play stage adaptation of the classic holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life" from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Sept....
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble to open with 'The Mystery of Irma Vep'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble opens its season with "The Mystery of Irma Vep," a horror satire in which a newly married woman finds her husband still pining over his late wif...
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Reporter gets shot at participatory 'Putnam County Spelling Bee'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - In my nearly 25 years writing for the Daily Herald, I've covered my fair share of spelling, geography and even chemistry bees. Luckily, I've never had to compete in one ...
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Best bets: Brad Garrett, Bill Cosby, Lee DeWyzeSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Idol homecoming II The homecoming concert celebrations continue for Mount Prospect native and 2010 "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze. If you missed DeWyze as part...
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Theatre Nebula opens its season with 'Into the Woods'Sep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Theatre Nebula, winner of the Illinois Theatre Association's Excellence in Theatre Award, opened its 2010-2011 season last weekend with its production of the musical com...