Articles filed under Theater
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Hail and farewell to First Folio Theatre, a suburban mainstay for 27 yearsFeb 25, 2023 12:00 am - Actors and directors, designers and composers originally came to First Folio Theatre to perform Shakespeare under the stars. They stayed for the quality work First Folio...
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Spotlight: Steppenwolf ensemble members reunite for Chicago premiere of 'Describe the Night'Feb 24, 2023 5:00 am - Chicago premiere Steppenwolf Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of "Describe the Night," a thriller examining 90 years of Russian history (some of it true, some of i...
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Independent Players to put on Dumas' 'Camille'Feb 23, 2023 10:00 pm - Editor's note: The Independent Players are postponing the opening weekend of "Camille" due to a case of COVID in the cast. It will open Friday, March 10, with performanc...
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Chicago Theatre Week extended by a week after record ticket sales for city and suburban showsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - Procrastinators take note: The League of Chicago Theatres has extended Chicago Theatre Week 2023 through March 5, which means theater lovers have an additional seven day...
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MCC's 'Juliet and Romeo' offers a fresh take on Shakespeare's famous tragedyFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will present a new spring production, "Juliet and Romeo." This adaptation of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy fl...
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Happy homecoming: Actress and Lake Zurich native Laura Coover is right where she belongs - on stageFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - One of Laura Coover's fondest, most enduring childhood memories was attending a production of “A Christmas Carol” with her parents when she was 4 years old. After the p...
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Group tickets on sale now for return of 'Hamilton' to Chicago in SeptemberFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Three years after Chicago's production of "Hamilton" closed in the wake of a wildly successful run, Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical is set to return this fall. ...
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Friendships and Fun: See 'Aladdin' with A Special Place on March 3Feb 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Cheryl Butler created A Special Place in 2012 to help young adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities showcase their talents while making frie...
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Things to do Feb. 24-March 2: Chicago Golf Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest & moreFeb 21, 2023 12:00 pm - By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Before Friday "Frindle": 10 a.m. daily through Friday, Feb. 24, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St.,...
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Overshadowed Theatrical Productions delivers comedy in 'The 39 Steps'Feb 20, 2023 10:00 pm - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions presents Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" this March. The production adapted by Patrick Barlow, based on the movie of the same titl...