Stealing the Show: Stage veterans paired with 11-year-old for Drury Lane's 'Oliver!'

Actress Heidi Kettenring is enjoying being part of the stage family for favorite family-friendly audience productions.

OFFBEAT: 'Singin' in the Rain' at Drury Lane a downpour of talent

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OFFBEAT: 'Christmas Carol' and classic tale's ghosts back to haunt Drury Lane for holidays

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OFFBEAT: Drury Lane's 'Xanadu' rolls along with bumpy fun

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Marc Robin eager about the opportunity to bring 'Dreamgirls" to new stage audiences

When Chicago director and choreographer Marc Robin was asked eight months ago to head a new production of the stage musical "Dreamgirls," he describes his answer as "one of the quickest 'yeses' in recent memory."

OFFBEAT: Jeff 2012 Equity Theater Award Nominations Announced

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OFFBEAT: Drury Lane's '39 Steps' is energy spent for silly stage spoof

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OFFBEAT: Drury Lane's 'Hairspray' good, but doesn't reach sky-high possibilities

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OFFBEAT: Illinois Theatre Center to close after founder's sudden death

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OFFBEAT: Theater queen Tammy Mader returning to 1960s, but off stage, for 'Hairspray'

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OFFBEAT: Illinois Theatre Center founder Etel Billig dead at age 79

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Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney star in 'Sweeney Todd' at Drury Lane Oakbrook

Gregg Edelman plays the villainous barber Sweeney Todd, with Liz McCartney as his gruesome bakeshop accomplice Mrs. Lovett in 'Sweeney Todd' at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, Ill, now through Oct. 9.

OFFBEAT: Drury Lane's 'AIDA' hampered by disconnected choreography

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David Cassidy gives fans a Valentine's treat

Fans of 70s music journeyed back in time Monday during David Cassidy's Valentine's Day concert at Drury Lane Oakbrook.

The Guide to local theater productions

Spamalot | Oak Brook, Ill. Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace Theatre presents regional premiere of this musical comedy at Drury Lane Theatre, 199 Drury Lane. The performance runs through March 6. Schedule is 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Fridays, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Satur…

The 'bright' and funny side of 'Spamalot'

In 2004, I was thrilled to see the Chicago preview of the Broadway smash hit "Spamalot," Eric Idle's musical version of the 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Drury Lane ready to give royal treatment to 'Spamalot'

When actor John Sanders joined the cast of Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook's production of "Spamalot," he was a little bit nervous about playing the role of Lancelot.

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"Monty Python's Spamalot" opens Dec. 30 and plays until March 6 at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, Ill. Win tickets for dinner and the show by tuning in at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to the Lakeshore Drive radio show on 89.1 FM.