Articles filed under Theater
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Ex-Metropolis director trying to revitalize Des Plaines venueAug 12, 2015 5:30 am - After nearly three years at the helm of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, Charlie Beck is trying to revitalize an old theater space in downtown...
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David Arquette to star as 'Sherlock Holmes' in ChicagoAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - "Sherlock Holmes," a theatrical adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales by playwright Greg Kramer, will play the Oriental Theatre in November, Broadway in C...
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Marriott ready to launch new 'October Sky' musicalAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Jeff Award-winning director Rachel Rockwell never saw herself as being particularly interested in coal-mining communities before. Then she became involved in directing ...
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Steel Beam's 15th season includes world premiereAug 11, 2015 1:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles announced its 15th season, which showcases contemporary works from the last decade, will conclude with the world premiere of a new come...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'South Pacific'Aug 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Enchanted evening Sarah Larson stars as cockeyed optimist Nellie Forbush and Larry Adams reprises his role as dashing plantation owner Emile de Becque in Light Oper...
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Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest: 'It's like a big nerdy hug'Aug 10, 2015 6:00 am - Actor Bobby Hoffman is a nerd — and proud of it. The former Des Plaines resident is one of many so-called nerds — theater geeks, book worms, Trekkies and fanboys — who w...
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Theater role puts suburban native on trail of JFK's killerAug 09, 2015 6:15 am - It's 1963, and, amid chaos, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. Michael Mitchell is living in Hoffman Estates at the time. Just 1 year old, he can't comprehend wh...
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Cirque's 'Kurios' succeeds with less spectacle, more charmAug 08, 2015 1:00 pm - "Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities" proves a Cirque du Soleil show remains spectacular even after scaling back its trademark spectacle. Returning to Chicago after a four-...
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Theater events: Laugh it up with Lahna Turner at the ImprovAug 07, 2015 6:00 am - Funny woman Standup comedian, wife and mother Lahna Turner headlines the Chicago Improv this weekend. Turner, who is married to fellow comedian Ralphie May, has app...
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Shakespeare at Prairie CrossingAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Citadel Theatre will perform Shakespeare's "As You Like It," at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Prairie Crossing Farm, 32400 N. Harris Road, Grayslake. Tic...