Performing Arts
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Best Bets: Amy Grant headlines the Des Plaines Theatre & the Raue this weekendNov 03, 2021 6:00 am - Nashville songstress There are two chances to see Grammy and Dove Award-winning artist Amy Grant this weekend. First, on Saturday she headlines the Des Plaines Theatre, ...
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Heartwarming themes, great music highlight Rosary High School's production of 'Shrek the Musical'Nov 02, 2021 11:00 pm - Join Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and friends in the swamp for "Shrek the Musical" this week at Rosary High School, 901 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. Show times are 6 p.m. Thursda...
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Aurora Central thespians to stage classic 'Our Town' Nov. 5-6Nov 02, 2021 11:00 pm - Aurora Central Catholic High School actors will stage Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6, at the school, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive in Auro...
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Steppenwolf Theatre dedicates state-of-the-art addition to Halsted Street campusNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - "When Steppenwolf succeeds, we all succeed." So proclaimed Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot on Tuesday during Steppenwolf Theatre's dedication of the Liz and Eric Lefkofs...
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Wego Drama's production of 'Clue: On Stage' to keep the audience guessingNov 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The classic board game characters of Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, and Colonel Mustard will try to figure out who killed Mr. Boddy, ...
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Kinetic Dance Company wins many awards at Dupree Dance ConventionNov 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The Kinetic Dance Company, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, spent the weekend of Oct. 22-24 at the Dupree Dance Convention and Competition in Lombard. KDC dancers part...
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Glenbard North theater to perform 'Silent Sky' about 19th-century astronomer Henrietta LeavittNov 01, 2021 11:00 pm - On Nov. 11-13, Glenbard North High School's theater program will present "Silent Sky," by Lauren Gunderson. The play, which tells the true story of early 1900s astronome...
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Lake Park's fall play 'Steel Magnolias' takes the stage thanks to generous business donationsNov 01, 2021 11:00 pm - When Lake Park High School's theater department opens the fall production of the evocative “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling this weekend, the stage will be transforme...
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Audra McDonald eyes Broadway again in Adrienne Kennedy play
Nov 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Audra McDonald is going from host of the Tony Awards to another stage role. The six-time Tony-winner will return to Broadway in the play 'œOhio State Mur...
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Burt Bacharach, Steven Sater album attracts Broadway stars