Performing Arts
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'Kids on Stage' returns to Village Theatre GuildMay 23, 2022 11:00 pm - Village Theatre Guild in Glen Ellyn turns the spotlight back on the next generation of actors with the return of its long-running program "Kids on Stage" this summer. C...
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Actor Angela Lansbury to receive a special Tony Award
May 23, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The folks who hand out Tony Awards believe five is not enough for Angela Lansbury. The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced Monday that the legendar...
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Kirk Players to present updated 'Diary of Anne Frank'May 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Kirk Players will present the final show of its 56th season, "The Diary of Anne Frank," June 10-12 at Mundelein High School. Drawn from the diary kept by adolescent Ann...
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Ever-resonant 'To Kill a Mockingbird' a plea for healingMay 20, 2022 4:15 pm - “To Kill a Mockingbird” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “We have to heal this wound or we'll never stop bleeding.” Atticus Finch, the standard-bearer of decency and tolerance Harper Lee int...
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Spotlight: Aurora's Copley Theatre revives darkly comic, puppet-centered 'Hand to God'May 20, 2022 6:00 am - Fourth time's a charm Disappointed by love and life, a pair of adult siblings - twice divorced and once widowed Maria and relationship-averse Anthony - find themselves b...
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Widescreen tidbits: Carlin's best on HBO Max, PlayStation's new game library, a bold new 'Trek'May 18, 2022 11:00 pm - PlayStation 5 library Sony this week announced "a selection of content" that will be available for download by PlayStation Plus subscribers who upgrade to one of the new...
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Des Plaines actress is right where she belongs - starring in Shattered Globe's 'Rasheeda Speaking'May 18, 2022 11:00 pm - Barbara Roeder Harris was born to theater. She made her debut playing the king in a production of "Cinderella" she and her siblings staged in the family basement. "I wa...
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'Peter and the Starcatcher' opening May 20 on the Wheaton Drama stageMay 18, 2022 11:00 pm - Wheaton Drama is opening its final production of the season this weekend. "Peter and the Starcatcher" provides a humorous and fantastical back story for the beloved char...
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Best Bets: Long Grove Chocolate Fest once again serving up treatsMay 17, 2022 6:00 am - Sweet treats The Long Grove Chocolate Festival returns after a three-year hiatus with lots of live music, family activities and plenty of sweet treats this weekend in do...
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Schaumburg recruits new cultural services director from McCormick PlaceMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg has hired Tiana Weiler, currently director of event management for McCormick Place in Chicago, as its third cultural services director. Weiler,...