Articles filed under Theater
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You can't rain on Lea Michele's parade at 'Funny Girl'Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lea Michele was 21 when she first saw 'œFunny Girl.'ť She was starring on Broadway in 'œSpring Awakening,'ť but all was not well in her personal life. 'œ...
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre opens its season with revival of 'Clybourne Park'Sep 02, 2022 6:00 am - Buddy comedy Tiffany Renee Johnson plays an Ivy League graduate and newly hired sanitation worker and Luigi Sottile plays a blue-collar, veteran garbage collector in "Th...
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Wego Drama takes you back to the Roaring '20s with 'The Great Gatsby' Sept. 9-10Sep 01, 2022 11:00 pm - Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School continues their 2022-23 season with "The Great Gatsby." Based on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, be ready to ...
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Time to cut loose with Fox Valley Theatre's 'Footloose'Aug 31, 2022 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Theatre Company will present "Footloose the Musical" over two weekends, Sept. 9-18. Directed by Allison Cherry, the show will play for six performances at the...
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Fall theater preview: Dolly's back, Poirot's on the case and Jeeves is in chargeAug 31, 2022 11:00 pm - It's not officially fall yet, but many suburban theaters' seasons are already in full swing with productions ranging from well-loved musicals featuring assertive females...
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Kirk Players to stage 'The Dining Room'Aug 29, 2022 11:00 pm - Submitted by The Kirk Players The Kirk Players launches its 57th season with "The Dining Room" by A.R. Gurney. The play consists of 18 vignettes set in different eras of...
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Theater spotlight: 'Dreamgirls' kicks off Paramount's 11th seasonAug 26, 2022 6:00 am - The price of success Paramount Theatre kicks off its 11th Broadway season with "Dreamgirls." Inspired by The Supremes and other 1960s girl groups, the musical is about t...
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Sound check: Ravinia tumbling for Culture Club, BerlinAug 25, 2022 6:00 am - Karma-karma-karma-karma Friday is the night for hitmakers that helped define an era in '80s pop. Culture Club, the London band behind the at-the-time ubiquitous "Do You ...
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After nearly 30 years, Larry Yando returns to Drury Lane's stage as Hercule PoirotAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - It's been nearly 30 years since Larry Yando stepped onto the Drury Lane stage. And while the Oakbrook Terrace venue has undergone some renovations since then, its lush r...
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Best bets: Sting, Sacred Rose Fest, 'Hello, Dolly!' and moreAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - Sacred Rose Fest Chicago-based Collectiv Presents - operators of the long-running North Coast electronica, hip-hop and rock music festival - is pivoting to something mor...