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Drury Lane Oak Brook
Through July 27
100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace
Tickets, $18-$38.75
(630) 530-0111
Highly recommended
If ever a showman epitomized American entertainment at the turn
of the century, it had to George M. Cohan. Song-and-dance man,
composer, playwright, choreographer, producer and actor, Cohan set
Broadway ablaze in the 1920s with his vaudeville-style revues and
American-as-apple-pie musicals.
Forty years later, Cohan was immortalized on the Great Wh...
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Drury Lane putting on another classic 'My One and Only' features top-notch performers, director, crew.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Like frothy love stories? When the young aviator Captain Billy Buck Chandler falls in love with Edythe Herbert, an ex-Channel swimmer who is the star of Prince Nicolai's Aquacade, the road to true love isn't smooth. Will they live happily ever after? To find out, tune in to My One and Only, playing
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It's 'Big' time Drury Lane Oakbrook turns Broadway flop into a delightful musical event.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Jack Helbig Daily Herald Correspondent Big Mini-review: Big is big fun Location: Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace Times: 8 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursdays; 8:30 p.m. Fridays; 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 5
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No waves from Drury Lane heir; But more concerts, comedians may be added to plays
Chicago Sun-Times
; One of Kyle De Santis' earliest memories is standing in his pajamas at the window of his grandfather's apartment that overlooked the Drury Lane Evergreen Park, looking down at the world that his grandfather, Drury Lane founder Anthony De Santis, created. "Drury Lane wasn't just my grandfather's
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Drury Lane shines with 'Man Who Came to Dinner'.(Time Out!)(On theater)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Jack Helbig Caution and timid programming choices ( Camelot, Mousetrap, Arsenic and Old Lace ) have been the watchwords at Drury Lane Oak Brook in recent years. But what does that matter when the folks at Drury Lane have the taste to pick well-crafted, old chestnuts and the talent to do a
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Drury Lane gets a new kick out of `Anything Goes'
Chicago Sun-Times
; `Anything Goes" was a big hit when it debuted on Broadway in 1934, with Ethel Merman belting out the leading role of nightclub singer Reno Sweeney. Then, in 1987, it enjoyed a second burst of popularity, as the Lincoln Center Theatre presented a revised and revitalized version, starring Patti
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`Oklahoma!' shimmers on Drury Lane stage
Chicago Sun-Times
; Oklahoma! To Jan. 5 Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace Tickets, $18-$38.75 (312) 902-1500 Highly recommended A super-energized production fueled by a highly talented cast. Few plays in the history of the American musical theater can truly be called milestones. Of these,
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Benson packs his bags for Drury Lane
Chicago Sun-Times
; `Suitehearts' Feb. 6-March 15 (now in previews) Drury Lane Theatre Evergreen Park, 2500 W. 95th $19-$39 (may include dinner package) (708) 422-0404 After several decades - and 42 shows - at the now-defunct Candlelight Forum Theatre and Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Summit, Dale Benson is back on
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The showman must go on 88-year-old man keeps Drury Lane stage buzzing for theatergoers seeking suburban alternative.(Special Section)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Robert Sanchez Daily Herald Staff Writer At 88, Anthony DeSantis works six days a week and has no desire to slow down. When you are my age, if you start staying home and playing golf, they lay you out on a slab - because that's the end of you, said DeSantis, who owns the Drury Lane Theater
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New Drury Lane debuts with rather risque 'Monty'
Chicago Sun-Times
; 'The Full Monty' *Currently in previews; opens May 20 *Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut *Tickets, $36-$45 *(312) 642-2000 "So, what I want, that's easy. I want to understand how I got to be a loser and I used to be a man." -- From "Scrap," the opening number from "The Full
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Drury Lane success is one man's vision
Chicago Sun-Times
; The man behind the magic of Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place is the man who's been there from the beginning. That would be the 91- years-young Tony De Santis, who has brought first-class, affordable family theater/dinner theater to the Chicago area for nearly five decades. Whether it was Drury
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