Articles filed under Theater
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Suburban actor explores Beethoven's torment in TimeLine's '33 Variations'Aug 17, 2012 6:00 am - Actor Terry Hamilton has gotten used to playing some pretty complex and larger-than-life characters. He's played American traitor Benedict Arnold in “The General from A...
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Local theater: 'Sirens' coming to Pheasant RunAug 17, 2012 5:00 am - A marriage adrift After 25 years, a husband and wife try to rekindle the matrimonial fire during a Greek Isles cruise in “Sirens,” Deborah Zoe Laufer's comedy about navi...
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What's new in theatersAug 17, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ Steel Beam Theatre presents a limited run of “Born British, Died American,”a play examining the life and contributions of Benjamin Franklin. It runs at 7:30 p.m. Frida...
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‘A Christmas Carol’ auditions Aug. 28 in LibertyvilleAug 16, 2012 5:34 pm - An audition call for third to ninth graders for the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Improve Theater, 7...
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“Beauty and the Beast” auditions:Aug 13, 2012 4:57 pm - An audition call for fourth to ninth graders for the Broadway musical classic, “Beauty and the Beast” is 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Improv Playhouse Theater, 7...
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Metropolis brings city drama to the suburbsAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - When executive director Charlie Beck took the helm of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in November, he and artistic director Robin Hughes knew they had to meet the ...
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What's new in theaterAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ Theatre Wars! a competition pitting Chicago theater companies such as The House, Signal Ensemble, The Factory, Strange Tree and The Hypocrites against each other in a ...
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‘Book of Mormon’ ready for road tourAug 09, 2012 7:34 am - NEW YORK — “The Book of Mormon” arrived on Broadway like a bawdy toddler, cursing and making poo jokes, but winning hearts anyway. Now it’s ready for a road trip. The ni...
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Local theater: 'Man of La Mancha' returnsAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - Harms plays Quixote Fresh off his poignant performance as Jimmy Tomorrow in Goodman Theatre's “The Iceman Cometh,” multiple Jeff Award winner James Harms returns to Ligh...
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Marriott to stage Webber revue, '9 to 5' in 2013Aug 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The Marriott Theatre's 2013 season will start off with the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and wrap up with a “spoonful of sugar” from the stage's most beloved nanny, the t...