Articles filed under Theater
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Harper to stage classic musical 'Gypsy'Nov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - With one show-stopping song after another, "Gypsy" tells the story of the ultimate stage mother, Mama Rose, and her relentless pursuit of vaudeville fame for her daughte...
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Elk Grove actor in Metropolis' 'Spamalot' meets John CleeseNov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Things just keep getting better for Elk Grove Village native Joe Bianco. On the heels of playing King Arthur in "Monty Python's Spamalot," one of the most successful run...
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Drury Lane's cozy 'White Christmas' dishes out holiday cheerNov 08, 2015 5:30 am - It's a little ironic that many of America's most memorable Christmas carols were created by Jewish songwriters. The title alone of the 2004 stage musical “Irving Berlin'...
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T Bone Burnett to write songs for Roy Rogers musicalNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Producer, songwriter and musician T Bone Burnett has donned a white hat and jumped in to rescue the score to a musical about American icons Roy Rogers an...
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Stevenson High to stage 'Miss Saigon'Nov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Stevenson High School will stage performances of "Miss Saigon" Nov. 13 and Nov. 14. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and for 2 p.m. Sunday i...
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Step right up: 5 ideas for the weekend aheadNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Take the kids to the circus in Rosemont, enjoy a Christmas classic in Oak Brook Terrace or stroll down musical memory lane in Aurora. There's tons to do this weekend in ...
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Blankenbuehler returning to Broadway with 'The Bandstand'Nov 05, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The sound of swing will return to Broadway next season when director Andy Blankenbuehler leads "The Bandstand" to New York. The story of six WWII veteran...
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How did Camryn Manheim become fluent in ASL?Nov 05, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actors usually have all sorts of special skills they've picked up along the way - sword-fighting, judo, a Scandinavian accent. Camryn Manheim has America...
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Writers' 'Marjorie Prime' explores questions of memory, identityNov 05, 2015 5:00 am - How would you prefer your memories? Raw, messy, unpleasant, imperfect? Or tidy and neatly embellished, with all the rough edges smoothed out? Those are among the questi...
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COD Theater presents 'The Man Who Came to Dinner'Nov 05, 2015 12:00 am - It's Christmas 1939 when College of DuPage College Theater presents Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's "The Man Who Came to Dinner." Preview is Thursday, Nov. 12, with a...