Performing Arts
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'Scary Mommy Live' tours to Waukegan's Genesee TheatreFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - "Scary Mommy Live: The Mother of All Comedy Shows!" is coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. The show, inspired by ScaryMommy.com, plays at 8 p.m. Friday, June 12. ...
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Updated script, talented cast elevate Paramount's 'The Secret of My Success'Feb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Right about now, we could all use a modern fairy tale musical about good-hearted corporate workers who find romance while wresting power away from a cheating CEO. Paramo...
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College of DuPage College Theater opens 'Scenes From An Execution' Feb. 27Feb 23, 2020 10:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater presents Howard Baker's "Scenes from an Execution" on Thursday, Feb. 27, to Sunday, March 15. Performances are Thursdays through Saturd...
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Best bets: 'Robert Dubac's Book of Moron' takes over Chicago's Broadway PlayhouseFeb 23, 2020 6:31 am - Whoopi debut Marvel at the amazing film debuts of Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in "The Color Purple." Director Steven Spielberg's acclaimed 1985 adaptation of Alice...
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Weekend picks: Catch The Lumineers at Allstate, Felipe Esparza at Schaumburg's ImprovFeb 22, 2020 6:23 am - Ho hey Catch The Lumineers as the band performs music from its latest album as part of "III: The World Tour" with guest Mt. Joy and J.S. Ondara this weekend at the ...
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Meet the rising stars of 'West Side Story' on Broadway
Feb 21, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When a new revival of 'œWest Side Story'ť opens on Broadway, it will make history. The musical sees 33 young people making their Broadway debuts, a recor...
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'West Side Story' opening draws protesters on Broadway
Feb 21, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There was a chorus outside the Broadway Theatre on Thursday at the opening night of a new revival of 'œWest Side Story'ť but what was being sung was a pr...
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Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' readies for Garden visit
Feb 21, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Kyle Scatliffe has gone to Madison Square Garden plenty of times - for a Rangers game, a Muse concert and a WWE event. Next week, he's going back a...
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On stage: Court Theatre remounts Homer's ancient tale in 'An Iliad'Feb 21, 2020 5:00 am - • Theatre Momentum, a company dedicated to dramatic improvisation, debuts "Multiple Exposure," its new show comprised of actors combining three, one-act plays "overlappi...
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5 fun weekend events: Suds up at the Lake County Craft Beer Fest in GrayslakeFeb 21, 2020 5:00 am - The Lincoln State Cat Club's 59th annual Cat Show returns to St. Charles, the Lake County Craft Beer Festival returns to Grayslake and Scott Simon of NPR's "Weekend Edit...