Articles filed under Theater
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Hops and ho-ho-ho: 5 ideas for the weekendDec 11, 2015 12:00 am - What do reindeer and wrestling have in common? Not much, except you have a chance to see both this weekend in the suburbs. Here are five ideas for the weekend ahead. Fo...
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Explore Chicago arts, culture from storied Chicago Athletic Association hotelDec 09, 2015 10:00 pm - You wouldn't expect a new hotel to hire a storyteller as it prepared to open its doors, but that's just what the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel did before it greeted...
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What actors are saying about 'Scrooge's Christmas'Dec 08, 2015 10:00 pm - John Jepson, Scrooge " 'Scrooge's Christmas' can literally take every member of the audience and almost force them to appreciate the wonderful people in their lives...
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'Scrooge's Christmas' features highlights from Dickens classicDec 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Every holiday season, at least one local theater group stages "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens' classic story of greed and redemption. At Playhouse 38 in Geneva, th...
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Marlow students put on 'A Cowboy in King Arthur's Court' Dec. 11-12Dec 08, 2015 10:00 pm - More than 63 students will perform "A Cowboy In King Arthur's Court" Friday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2:30 and 7 p.m. at Huntley High School's Perfor...
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Theater events: Second City's 'Holidazed' at Metropolis puts a light spin on seasonDec 08, 2015 10:00 pm - 'Dazed' at Metropolis One of Second City's touring ensembles returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre to perform "Holidazed," a seasonal sketch comedy sendu...
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Scott and Stephen Schwartz: Keeping theater in the familyDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When director Scott Schwartz needs an expert opinion, he can always turn to a guy who knows a thing or two about the theater - his dad. Schwartz's father...
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Broadway hit 'Hamilton' coming to Chicago in SeptemberDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - "Hamilton," the hit hip-hop musical by composer/lyricist/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda, will launch its national tour in Chicago in September. The musical arrives on Sept. 2...
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Ready to roar: Jubilant 'Lion King' returns to ChicagoDec 07, 2015 6:15 pm - Giraffes gracefully glide down the aisle. An oversized elephant lumbers into view. A baboon belts out "The Circle of Life," that irresistible combo of British pop and Zu...
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St. Peter's students to put on 'The Wizard of Oz'Dec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Experience the timeless tale of adventure and homecoming as "The Wizard of Oz" is presented by the students of St. Peter's School in Geneva this weekend. Featuring a ca...