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nprillinois. org > arts-life > 2026-04-10 > comedian-cassandra-simpson-created-rolling-laughs-an-ingenious-mobile-comedy-venue

Comedian Cassandra Simpson created Rolling Laughs an ingenious mobile comedy venue

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (117+ words) Comedian Cassandra Simpson is helping fill the void of comedy clubs in the area by creating Rolling Laughs","target":"NEW","attach Source Url": false,"url":"https: //www. facebook. com/profile. php/? id=61583629116455","_id":"0000019d-6a69-d18f-abbf-eb6f010e0000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"0000019d-6a69-d18f-abbf-eb6f010e0001","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Rolling Laughs. She made a stage…...

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nprillinois. org > springfield-il > 2026-04-07 > comedian-bert-kreischer-to-play-the-uis-performing-arts-center-this-december

Comedian Bert Kreischer to play the UIS Performing Arts Center this December

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (183+ words) Renowned comedian Bert Kreischer is coming to the UIS Performing Arts Center on Saturday, December 12, as part of his Permission to Party Tour. Pre-sales for 2nd Act Campaign Donors $125+ start on Thursday, April 9 at 10 a. m. Remaining tickets will go on sale to…...

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nprillinois. org > 2026-03-28 > the-iconic-south-african-theater-that-took-on-apartheid

The iconic South African theater that took on apartheid

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (816+ words) Updated March 28, 2026 at 5: 00 AM CDT JOHANNESBURG, South Africa'When it first started in the 1970s, South Africa's Market Theater staged plays considered to be so subversive that it became a regular target of the apartheid government's zealous censors. Even the fact that…...

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nprillinois. org > 2026-01-15 > julian-barnes-says-hes-enjoying-himself-but-that-departures-is-his-last-book

Julian Barnes says he's enjoying himself, but that 'Departure(s)' is his last book

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (418+ words) Six years ago, British author Julian Barnes was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. But rather than feel angry or fearful, Barnes experienced a strange calm; he approached the disease with what he calls his "novelist's interest." "I…...

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nprillinois. org > 2025-11-29 > acclaimed-playwright-tom-stoppard-dies-at-88

Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (588+ words) For more than a half century, Tom Stoppard was one of the most acclaimed playwrights in the English-speaking theater. He has died at age 88. Stoppard won a Laurence Olivier Award and five Tony Awards for Best Play. His work, including…...

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nprillinois. org > 2025-09-09 > spinal-tap-is-back-director-rob-reiner-says-theyre-still-dialed-up-to-11

Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they're still dialed up to 11

7+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (467+ words) In 1984, the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap lampooned heavy metal bands and rock documentaries " and introduced audiences to a new film genre. "What we were doing was not only satirizing heavy metal, we were satirizing the documentary form and…...

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nprillinois. org > 2025-08-29 > in-the-roses-benedict-cumberbatch-and-olivia-colman-play-a-couple-at-odds

In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1045+ words) Many movies that have been made detail the start of relationships. Those dizzying first moments of love " flirtation and the spark of attraction, first kisses and the will-they-or-won't-they tension of so many romantic comedies. The movie, directed by Jay Roach,…...