Articles filed under Theater
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Paramount's 'Million Dollar Quartet' captures golden moment in music historySep 20, 2017 7:00 am - I went to the Paramount Theatre in Aurora Saturday to see a musical, and a concert broke out. Or maybe it was the other way around. But no matter how you characterize it...
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John Mahoney, Francis Guinan return to Steppenwolf to contemplate 'The Rembrandt'Sep 20, 2017 6:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre Company walks a precarious tonal tightrope with the Chicago debut of “The Rembrandt.” The time-shifting script by playwright Jessica Dickey (“The Ami...
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Theater events: 'Choir Boy' makes Chicago-area premiere at Raven TheatreSep 19, 2017 6:00 am - Chicago premiere A gay teenager at an all African-American prep school takes his rightful place as the leader of the school's renowned choir and punishes the boy who bul...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater's The Yard emerges on Navy PierSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theater's impressive new performance space, reflects Chicago literally and figuratively. Located beneath the billowy white roof that topped...
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Arcada Theatre manager: City needs to help fix venue or it will close Dec. 31Sep 18, 2017 1:00 am - When Donnie Wahlberg brought the New Kids on the Block and his “Go Home with Donnie” sweepstakes concert to the Arcada Theatre in June 2016, it displayed the venue's val...
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Elgin Theatre Co. to hold auditions for holiday radio showSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Theatre Company is pleased to announce auditions for its fall production of "An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show." This is the first production of ETC's 2017-...
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Stageworks to hold auditions for Christmas pageant musicalSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Stageworks will hold auditions for the multigenerational production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - the Musical." All ages are encouraged to join the cast, ages 4 ...
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Kaneland Arts Initiative to partner with Chicago author for Haunting eventSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - The Kaneland Arts Initiative is partnering with Chicago author Lindsay Currie who has written "The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street." This middle school grade book is a...
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Elgin-based Independent Players opens 40th season with 'Our Town'Sep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - According to Don Haefliger, artistic director of Elgin-based Independent Players, Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" has been on the company's "to do" list for years. The com...
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Lambs Farm actors to perform "Aladdin"Sep 15, 2017 1:00 am - Lambs Farm participants will be performing "Aladdin" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. at the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake...