Performing Arts
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Citadel Theatre brings classic 'Annie' to the stageDec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - It's been nearly 100 years since Little Orphan Annie first appeared in the comic pages of a daily newspaper, and given that her story is set in New York City, people mig...
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Steppenwolf's 'Dance Nation' a winning exploration of adolescenceDec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - “Dance Nation” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In high school, my friend Deidra and I auditioned for an alto solo for a districtwide festival chorus performance of G.F. Handel's “The Messiah....
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Judson, CYT partner to offer young actors college creditDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Judson University in Elgin is partnering with Christian Youth Theater Chicago to provide academic credit to high school and college students involved with CYT Chicago pr...
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Auditions set for 'School House Rock Jr.' Jan. 11-12Dec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - It's Showtime Theatre of Huntley, the resident theater group of the Huntley Park District, announces auditions for "School House Rock Jr." from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturda...
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Weekend at play: 'Cirque Christmas' hits Rosemont, Raue hosts 'Holiday Pantomime'Dec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - "A Magical Cirque Christmas" tours to the Rosemont Theatre, Crystal Lake's Raue Center for the Arts lets audiences go interactive British-style with "A Christmas Carol -...
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Play 'To Kill a Mockingbird' flies to Madison Square Garden
Dec 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The hit play 'œTo Kill a Mockingbird'ť is busting out of Broadway - and dunking at Madison Square Garden. For one night only in February, the stage adapt...
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Best Bets: 'Magical Cirque Christmas' plays Rosemont; 'Elf on a Shelf' comes to GeneseeDec 18, 2019 5:00 am - Seasonal spectacle Circus acts are choreographed to holiday music in the touring spectacle "A Magical Cirque Christmas" on Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N....
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Broadway stars announced for Lyric's '42nd Street'Dec 17, 2019 11:01 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago is bringing Broadway star power to its spring 2020 production of "42nd Street." Tony Award winner Faith Prince ("Guys and Dolls," "Disaster!")...
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Goodly Creatures Theatre puts on 'Ghosts of Christmas Past (Or, Dickens, Capra, and Seuss Walk Into A Bar)'Dec 17, 2019 10:00 pm - Goodly Creatures Theatre presents "Ghosts of Christmas Past (Or, Dickens, Capra, and Seuss Walk Into A Bar)" on Friday to Sunday, Dec. 20-22, at Elgin Art Showcase, 164 ...
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Scrooge gets a makeover at Steel Beam TheatreDec 17, 2019 10:00 pm - "The Ballad of CC Scrooge #Christmas Makeover" by John David Westby continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 29, at Steel Beam Theatre...