Articles filed under Theater
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Weekend picks: Rock your Christmas early with Brian SetzerNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - Hurry into the holidays Give yourself over to early celebrations of the holiday season with the Brian Setzer Orchestra's 14th Annual "Christmas Rocks! Tour," playing loc...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsNov 10, 2017 8:00 am - Animal house: Meet and greet local rescue animals, plus see coldblooded creatures, raptors, caged birds and magic acts, and browse more than 100 pet-related companie...
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Weekend picks: Whose impressions will Frank Caliendo bring to Paramount?Nov 10, 2017 7:00 am - Impressionable comedy Expect actor and comedian Frank Caliendo to offer up impersonations ranging from Donald Trump to Al Pacino in his touring standup show Friday at th...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin to present 'Elf Jr. the Musical'Nov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Now celebrating its 30th season, Children's Theatre of Elgin will present a large-scale production of "Elf Jr. the Musical" this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center i...
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Auditions for English comedy in AntiochNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - PM & L Theatre in Antioch will hold auditions for the English comedy "See How They Run" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 and 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27. Six men and three women ar...
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Drury Lane's well-cast '42nd Street' stumbles amid confusing style choicesNov 08, 2017 5:00 am - “42nd Street” - ★ ★ ½ “Wow, would you look at that?” That's what audiences should be thinking while watching the 1980 Broadway musical smash “42nd Street.” This quintess...
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Celebrity chef Alton Brown brings variety food show to Waukegan's GeneseeNov 08, 2017 5:00 am - The inspiration for celebrity chef Alton Brown's latest shows has come from his childhood. “I grew up in the 1970s and was a big fan of variety TV shows, like 'Sonny and...
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Woodland students prepare for trip to OzNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Dorothy and her dog Toto came to Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee on Wednesday, when student cast members of the fall play "The Wizard of Oz" gave their classmates...
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Metropolis theater in Arlington Heights gets biggest donation everNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Jack Whisler, the retired chairman of an Arlington Heights commercial real estate management firm, has given the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre its single largest don...
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Theater events: Janus revives Yasmina Reza's 'Art'Nov 07, 2017 10:00 pm - Janus examines 'Art' Janus Theatre opens its 19th season with a revival of "Art," Yasmina Reza's three-hander examining the prickly, ever-shifting alliances between thre...