Performing Arts
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Strong performances define Writers Theatre's revival of 'Stick Fly'Feb 14, 2020 12:00 pm - “Stick Fly” - ★ ★ ★ Issues of class and race figure prominently in Lydia R. Diamond's “Stick Fly,” a 2006 domestic drama that is currently running at Writers Theatre. It...
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5 fun weekend events: The Second City comes to Glen Ellyn, Lula Washington Dance in GrayslakeFeb 14, 2020 5:00 am - The Second City performs classic comedy sketches at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, the metal bands FireHouse and Steelheart share a concert bill...
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On stage: Griffin Theatre examines international ivory trade in "Mlima's Tale"Feb 14, 2020 5:00 am - #x2022; The regulars at a Cleveland karaoke bar fight to save their favorite watering hole from closure thanks to neighborhood gentrification in "Last Night in Karaoke T...
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Be earnest at Stevenson HighFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Tickets are on sale for "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Stevenson High School, 1 Stevenson Drive, in Lincolnshire. The Oscar Wilde play will be performed March 5-7...
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Schaumburg Black History Month play pays tribute to tradition's founderFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Schaumburg's annual original Black History Month play will be dedicated this time to longtime resident Valerie Profit, who started the tradition 21 years ago and died in...
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The big stage: Arlington Heights fifth-grader goes from local roles to national tour of 'Les Miserables'Feb 13, 2020 7:00 am - If circumstances were different, Patrick McDermott would be in his fifth-grade classroom at Windsor Elementary School in Arlington Heights. Instead, he finds himself in ...
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Goodly Creatures to present 'An Ideal Husband' at Elgin Arts ShowcaseFeb 13, 2020 6:10 am - A dinner party goes off the rails as rich and powerful people deal with political corruption, personal scandal and romance in "An Ideal Husband," a classic comedy presen...
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Season of change for Lyric Opera in 2020-21Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2020-21 season is full of change. Before stepping down as music director, Sir Andrew Davis conducts three productions and a special concert...
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Best Bets: Soprano from St. Charles stars in Lyric Opera's 'Queen of Spades'Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Gambling obsession Tchaikovsky's “The Queen of Spades” returns to the repertory of the Lyric Opera of Chicago with former St. Charles resident and soprano Sondra Ra...
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Actress channels 'Queen of Disco' for 'The Donna Summer Musical' tourFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Why have just one actress playing a musical's leading lady when you can cast three? That's the line of thinking behind a few Broadway shows of the past decade, including...