Performing Arts
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Acts Of Kindness Cabaret uses music, storytelling to raise money for area nonprofitsMar 07, 2023 5:00 am - Take a little song, add a little dance, throw in a few laughs and a whole lot of kindness and you have yourself a show. At least that is what Hilary Ann Feldman of Wheel...
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'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' coming to Geneva High School stage on March 16-18Mar 06, 2023 10:00 pm - The curtains will open once again for another musical production at Geneva High School March 16-18. This performance of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" will take audience...
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Things to do March 10-16: Suburban St. Patrick's Day parades, races and moreMar 06, 2023 10:00 pm - By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Before Friday The Orchid Show, Magnified: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through March 26 at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 La...
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Finalists from 5 high schools to compete in annual U-46 TalentFestMar 06, 2023 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will get to showcase their skills at the 12th annual TalentFest, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, on the main s...
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Fremd graduate makes Broadway debut as Christine in iconic 'Phantom'Mar 06, 2023 4:30 am - Emilie Kouatchou, a 2015 graduate of William Fremd High School in Palatine, made her Broadway debut as Christine Daaé in "The Phantom of the Opera" in New York City. Kou...
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History center to host one-woman play on Bette DavisMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Maria Boundas Bakalis will present her original one-woman play about legendary actress Bette Davis at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Glen Ellyn History Center, 800 N. Main St. I...
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Radically re-imagined, impressively sung '1776' makes for a provocative, timely revivalMar 03, 2023 11:00 am - “1776”- ★ ★ ★ “1776,” the 1969 musical about the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, is not a top-tier work. But the 2022 Broadway revival, a drastically re-ima...
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Spotlight: World premiere 'Layalina' debuts at Goodman, CST's Gaines bids farewellMar 03, 2023 5:00 am - World premiere Goodman Theatre premieres "Layalina," a play about Iraqi immigrants by Martin Yousif Zebari developed through the theater's New Stages program. The play o...
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Kaneland High School to put on 'The Wizard of Oz' at The Egyptian April 7-8Mar 02, 2023 10:00 pm - The Kaneland High School Theatre department is proud to present their 2023 spring musical "The Wizard of Oz." Based on the classic motion picture starring Judy Garland, ...
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Elgin theater postpones opening weekendMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - The Independent Players are postponing the opening weekend of "Camille" due to a case of COVID in the cast. It will now open March 10, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fri...