Articles filed under Theater
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Fall in love with 'The Odd Couple - Female Version'Jan 23, 2023 10:00 pm - "What Neil Simon does incredibly well, possibly better than any other American playwright, is how he writes fully realized relationships," said Jocelyn Adamski, director...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre to stage 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'Jan 23, 2023 12:00 am - Paramount Theatre in Aurora on Monday announced the lineups for its 2023-24 Broadway Series, which takes place on the main stage, and the Bold Series, staged across the ...
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Performing arts scholarship application now availableJan 22, 2023 10:00 pm - The Dennis Taylor Scholarship Foundation for the Performing Arts will be awarding college scholarships for the 2023-24 school year. The deadline for submitting applicat...
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Spotlight: Pop artist Andy Warhol inspires two-hander at Northlight TheatreJan 20, 2023 5:00 am - The artist & the activist After reinventing himself as a portrait painter of celebrities, pop art icon Andy Warhol traveled to Iran in 1976 to photograph the Sha...
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Actor/music director/conductor Alexander Gemignani dreams big as the lead in Marriott Theatre's 'Big Fish'Jan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Wherever Broadway veteran Alexander Gemignani goes, he is among family. He says that's how it feels for theater professionals who, over the course of a show, often estab...
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Best Bets: The Great DuBois two-person circus, Winter Mini Fringe, Lyric Opera's 'Hansel and Gretel'Jan 18, 2023 5:00 am - Happy birthday, Steve Perry! Journey Recaptured captures the power of the classic rock band's timeless hits (including "Don't Stop Believin'," "Faithfully," "Any Way You...
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Things to do Jan. 20-26: Winterfests, Lunar New Year events and moreJan 16, 2023 10:00 pm - Ongoing Winter Bryn Marwkets: 3-7 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 12 at the Bryn Mawr Historic District, 1052 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicag...
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Spotlight: Artists from around the world converge for Chicago International Puppet Theater FestivalJan 13, 2023 5:00 am - 12 days of puppetry Artists from Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Norway, Japan, South Africa, Spain and the United States - including Chicago, New York and Bos...
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Following her dream: Roosevelt University grad returns in 'Chicago' 25th anniversary tourJan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - New York City native Jess DiForte's parents didn't take their kids on vacations. They took them to Broadway. DiForte's parents may not have known it at the time, but doi...
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Aurora Central Catholic students to stage original one-act plays Jan. 13-14Jan 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Aurora Central Catholic High School students will perform seven original one-act plays they wrote and are directing on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13-14. An 11th annual "W...