Articles filed under Theater
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Chicago actor Guy Adkins dies at age 41May 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Local actor Guy Adkins died at age 41 after a battle with colon cancer, according to his longtime partner and fellow actor Sean Allan Krill. Adkins, who died Wednesday i...
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Local auditionsMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - • The 38th Annual Custer's Last Stand is seeking arts and crafts exhibitors and vendors for its festival from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20, in d...
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Last Broadway Ziegfeld Follies Girl dies at 106May 11, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The last Ziegfeld Follies Girl has died. Doris Eaton Travis, one of the legendary Ziegfeld Follies chorus girls, who wore elaborate costumes for the series o...
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No problem staying awake with Marriott's high-energy local premiereMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - "The Drowsy Chaperone," in its Chicago-area premiere at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, boasts no fewer than four weddings. But the most perfect marriage is that of di...
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Noble Fool stages wacky, winning 'Spelling Bee'May 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Those bright and charmingly quirky kids of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are back, and this time these adults playing pre-adolescents inspire fits of upro...
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Woman does it all backstage at Prairie Lakes TheatreMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Backstage at the Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines, actors and producers alike all look to Millie Schmalz of Des Plaines as their gal Friday, so to speak. She sews up...
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Civil rights drama draws Mount Prospect native to GoodmanMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - If you had asked the 13-year old Demetrios Troy what he wanted to become, the actor currently appearing in Goodman Theatre's production of "The Good Negro" would have an...
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Tony Award-winning 'Avenue Q' right up Chicago's alleyMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - After winning the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical, "Avenue Q" took its sweet time to finally play Chicago with a three-week engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in...
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New 'On Golden Pond' at Buffalo TheatreMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - A crotchety octogenarian and his understanding wife welcome their estranged daughter, her fiance and his teenage son to their summer place in Ernest Thompson's play "On ...
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Local auditions & tryoutsMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - • Broadway in Chicago and Cirque Dreams hold a "Run Away with Cirque Dreams" contest for a performer to get a one-night-only onstage moment at the Bank of America Theatr...