Performing Arts
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Spotlight: Emmy winner David Strathairn plays World War II-era hero at Chicago Shakespeare TheaterOct 29, 2021 6:00 am - A hero's legacy Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck," "Nomadland") plays the titular hero in "Remember This: Th...
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As the renovated Des Plaines Theatre reopens, take a fresh look at it ... by the numbers.Oct 29, 2021 5:00 am - Closed to the public for more than seven years, the historic Des Plaines Theatre will be hopping with live music Sunday. Actor Kevin Costner and his Modern West band are...
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Wednesdays @ One tells the story of Mary Shelley in 'The Intricate Riddle of Life'Oct 28, 2021 11:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles is continuing its fall season of "Wednesdays @ One" events at 1 p.m. Nov. 3 when Debra Miller portrays Mary Shelley (autho...
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Trickster Center in Schaumburg marks Native American Heritage MonthOct 28, 2021 11:00 pm - November is Native American Heritage Month and the Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg will help area residents celebrate with a dinner, music and dance performances...
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Elgin Theatre Company to hold auditions for Ken Ludwig's 'The Game's Afoot'Oct 28, 2021 11:00 pm - The Elgin Theatre Company is holding auditions for its production of Ken Ludwig's "The Game's Afoot." This production will be the third production of ETC's 2021-2022 sea...
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Urgency underscores Goodman's long-delayed portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou HamerOct 27, 2021 12:00 pm - “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” - ★ ★ ★ ½ With voting rights under attack and the Freedom to Vote Act hanging in the balance, Goodman Theatre's “Fannie:...
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Best Bets: Kevin Costner to rock the reopening of Des Plaines TheatreOct 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Hollywood rocker The Americana rock band Kevin Costner & Modern West headlines the reopening of the renovated Des Plaines Theatre at 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. $99. (6...
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Elgin Youth Symphony program aims to remove roadblocks to classical music educationOct 25, 2021 5:30 am - One by one, fourth-graders gasped with excitement as they each opened their recently acquired instrument cases and got their first looks at the prizes inside. The studen...
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Steel Beam Theatre to host 'The Elephant in the Room' to benefit Batavia's All Dressed UpOct 24, 2021 11:00 pm - One of the local businesses hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic is All Dressed Up, the costume shop in Batavia, Illinois. Owned and operated by Julane Sullivan for the pas...
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Improv Playhouse to present radio drama 'Dracula'Oct 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Re-enacting the original 1938 Orson Welles' script, Improv Playhouse will produce the classic Bram Stoker novel "Dracula" as a staged radio drama Friday and Saturday, Oc...