Articles filed under Theater
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'New' Metropolis is doing just fineApr 25, 2016 5:00 am - Kudos to Metropolis! I have connected with the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre numerous times in recent months, with very positive results. The staff under their new l...
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West Aurora Theatre Troupe 2013 to put on 'Jekyll and Hyde' April 28-30Apr 24, 2016 11:00 pm - West Aurora Theatre Troupe 2013 presents their spring musical, "Jekyll and Hyde" by Leslie Bricusse at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, to Saturday, April 30, in the West Auro...
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Moving Picture: Elgin costume designer helps directors bring visions to lifeApr 24, 2016 7:30 am - As a stay-at-home mom raising four children, Fran Mitchell of Elgin never dreamed that someday she would end up as a costume designer. Mitchell, who learned to sew from...
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Review: Broadway's 'Waitress' has the recipe for successApr 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The unmistakable smell of baking pies pervades the Brooks Atkinson Theatre at performances of the sweet and savory new musical "Waitress." It's not a tri...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Improv Fest roars into the city, SchaumburgApr 23, 2016 7:19 am - Chicago Play with this You are living in the improv capital of the world, and if you'd like to see tomorrow's "Saturday Night Live" stars, get to the 19th Chicago Improv...
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Prince fans applaud 'next closest thing' at tribute in St. CharlesApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - The timing was perfect. The glow sticks - more than 900 of them - were purple like Prince's famous "Purple Rain." Friday evening at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles wa...
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Images: Prince fans applaud 'next closest thing' at tribute show in St. CharlesApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - One day after the death of recording star Prince, the tribute band The Purple Xperience performed at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles ...
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5 entertaining options for the weekendApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Celebrate Earth Day at Cosley Zoo's Party for the Planet. See Janus Theatre's re-imagined “Hamlet.” Enjoy a Julie Andrews tribute at the Metropolis. These are just a few...
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Marriott's well-sung 'Evita' still a timeless taleApr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - “Oh what a circus. Oh what a show.” On opening night of Marriott Theatre's “Evita,” I couldn't help thinking how the lyrics Tim Rice penned 40 years ago reflect so thoro...
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Jessica Lange revisits an 'extraordinary' play on BroadwayApr 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For her one day off this week playing a drug-addled mother in the Broadway revival of the monumental "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Jessica Lange had a...