Articles filed under Theater
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Alumni return to honor Second City's 50th anniversaryDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Fifty years ago this month, Chicago got really funny. The Second City comedy theater opened in a former Chinese laundry on Wells Street in December of 1959. Since then i...
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Suburban theater world mourns one of its brightest lightsDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The founder of a prominent theater company in Palatine, and a longtime acting teacher for the Palatine Park District has died. Susannah Kist passed away on Friday after ...
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'Oh Coward' revels in the music and the manDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't be surprised if you find yourself quoting to friends the title of Noël Coward's song "I Went to a Marvelous Party" after attending Writers' Theatre's "Oh Coward!" ...
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NCC puts new twist on a Dickens classicDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Sometimes the message of good will during the holidays can become too sugary sweet, say actors in this year's "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" at North Central College. ...
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Who's who of 'Second City' alumsDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - ...
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Best bets: Flaming Lips, 'A Creole Christmas'Dec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Jazzy bells Before you see Disney's "The Princess and the Frog," get a genuine taste of New Orleans musical culture when the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band perfor...
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A few slips, trip in Cirque's 'Banana Shpeel'Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Cirque du Soleil's "Banana Shpeel" earns praise for taking the more intimate circus arts and placing them center stage at the Chicago Theatre. In stadiums like Hoffman E...
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Long Grove Confectionery Factory sets open houseDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Bring your sweet tooth The Long Grove Confectionery Factory opens its doors for a Christmas Open House. Visitors can tour the factory to see how many o...
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Local auditions & tryoutsDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - • Elgin Community College has auditions for its upcoming production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in Room 284D at th...
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'Wonderful Life' adaptation at HemmensDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - NC Stage Company and Immediate Theatre Project present "It's a Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio Theatre," a radio play adaptation of Frank Capra's classic 1946 film a...