Performing Arts
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Plenty of Fox Valley venues offer high-quality theater, concerts and moreJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - As much fun as it is to head into Chicago for a concert or a play, we've established long ago that it's probably not necessary, except for an exceptional Broadway-level ...
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Stevenson students to perform Potter-inspired play 'Puffs'Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Stevenson High School will stage the play "Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic" Friday and Saturday. Peformances are set ...
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Former Schaumburg mayor's donation expands arts opportunities for youthJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Nine months after ending his three-decade-long run as Schaumburg mayor, Al Larson will be recognized Feb. 8 at the village's performing arts venue that bears his name fo...
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Stevenson wins IHSA dance title; Lake Park, Geneva, Lake Zurich placeJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - The Stevenson High School competitive dancers were frozen in silence, waiting to hear which team won their division at the Illinois High School Association finals Saturd...
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Suburban dance teams advance to state finalsJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - High school dance teams from across the suburbs have advanced to the final round at the state meet. The top 12 squads in each of three divisions after Friday's prelimina...
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David Alan Grier is getting lots of kicks on Broadway
Jan 30, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When David Alan Grier was offered a chance to revisit one of his favorite plays on Broadway, he quickly agreed. He just forgot about all the beatings. In...
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Landmark abortion rights case inspires Goodman's provocative 'Roe'Jan 29, 2020 3:00 pm - “Roe” - ★ ★ ★ ½ My late aunt insisted every dispute has three sides: There's your side, the other person's side and, somewhere in the middle, the truth. Watching Goodma...
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St. Viator's 'Sound of Music' is curtain call for directorJan 29, 2020 5:00 am - At St. Viator High School, the halls are alive with "The Sound of Music." After months of rehearsing, the school presents this musical that features nearly 150 students...
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5 events for $5 (or less): Go on a Cocoa Crawl in Long GroveJan 29, 2020 5:00 am - Pets aplenty See fluffy rabbits, scaly lizards and more at the All Animal Expo at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. $5 for ages 11 and older;...
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'Love Letters' with 'Family Ties' stars canceled in BataviaJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - "Love Letters" starring Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter from the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties" has been canceled at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre. The two-character 1989 ...