Articles filed under Theater
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Directors needed for ‘8 to the Bar,’ GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s annual 10-minute play festivalApr 01, 2024 10:29 pm - GreenMan Theatre Troupe is celebrating its 20th anniversary as Elmhurst’s community theater. From classics (“Macbeth”) to musicals (“Urinetown”) to dinner theater myster...
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Glenbard South to put on ‘The Wizard of Oz’ musicalMar 29, 2024 9:27 pm - Glenbard South’s theater department will present “The Wizard of Oz,” as originally presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Based on the classic motion picture, this...
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iambe theatre ensemble to put on ‘Wake Up, Mrs. Moore’Mar 29, 2024 12:28 pm - Elgin theater group returns with its first production of Myatt’s story about the power of the human spirit The iambe theatre ensemble returns with “Wake Up, Mrs. Mo...
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Steppenwolf at its best: ‘Purpose’ premiere delivers hard truths, hearty laughsMar 27, 2024 10:06 am - “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ outstanding domestic drama premiering at Steppenwolf Theatre, rings familiar. Not only for the insight and wit characteristic of Jacobs-Jenkins’ writing, but for its central characters: members of a prominent Black Chicago family with roots in religion, politics and the civil rights movement.
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Auditions set for ‘Anastasia the Musical’Mar 27, 2024 12:24 am - Natural Talent Productions will hold auditions for “Anastasia: The Musical” in late April. The production, featuring music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and...
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Things to do March 29 to April 4: Bad Bunny, Easter events and moreMar 26, 2024 1:42 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by Bad Bunny, Ledisi and Thunderstruck, a host of Easter events and more happening this week.
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Cirque du Soleil spectacle ‘Crystal’ glides into Hoffman Estates’ NOW ArenaMar 20, 2024 10:02 am - The unexpected. That’s what audiences at Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal,” playing at Hoffman Estates’ NOW Arena this weekend, can expect from this ice-centered extravaganza.
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Best Bets: Adam Ant, Beatles tribute, ‘The Choir of Man’Mar 19, 2024 12:58 pm - Adam Ant and British ska band The English Beat headline Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Abbey Road brings the Beatles to life at the Metropolis, the CSO performs in Wheaton and more.
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Theater spotlight: ‘Peter Pan’ tuner lands in ChicagoMar 19, 2024 8:26 am - “Peter Pan” flies into the James M. Nederlander Theatre, Oil Lamp stages a Chicago premiere comedy and Theater Wit presents a comic tale about a woman in love with a Dairy Queen sign, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Things to do March 22-28: Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Ali Wong Live and moreMar 19, 2024 6:18 am - Mark your calendars for performances by Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Elle King, One Night of Queen and Ali Wong, plus Navy Pier’s Holi celebration and more happening this week.