Performing Arts
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PM&L Theatre presents 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever'Dec 13, 2019 5:00 am - PM&L Theatre has announced its upcoming seasonal holiday production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson, which will run Thursdays, Fridays, Saturday...
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Valerie Profit, founder of Schaumburg's Powerhouse Productions, diesDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Updated Dec. 14 to correct that services are on Sunday Valerie Profit, a 38-year Schaumburg resident who won the village's Volunteer of the Year award in 2008 for f...
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Grove Players & Off the Cuff bring 'A Night of Improv' to Downers Grove Dec. 20-21Dec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Grove Players debuts its inaugural improv performance with Off the Cuff's "A Night of Improv." "A Night of Improv" will be produced to the tune of the smash hit "Whose ...
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Janus Theatre serves up family drama in 'The Long Christmas Dinner'Dec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Christmas dinner with the family is as relatable as decorated trees and wrapped gifts to those who celebrate. The tradition will be brought to life in Janus Theatre Comp...
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Improv Playhouse actors stage radio version of 'It's A Wonderful Life'Dec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Come and see how live radio was performed way back when. The Libertyville-based theater company Improv Playhouse is performing the professional, live staged radio drama...
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Spotlight: Wilder's 'Christmas Dinner' in Elgin; lyrical 'Light in the Piazza' in ChicagoDec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Family matters Janus Theatre Company presents "The Long Christmas Dinner," Thornton Wilder's family drama that chronicles the history of the Bayard family over 90 years ...
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Anthony Bruno Orchestra performed on WGNDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - The Anthony Bruno Orchestra jingled all the way to WGN-TV's morning news Thursday. The Italian American jazz band, led by Elk Grove High School graduate Bruno, performed...
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Orchesis to perform at winter show Monday at Mundelein HighDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - Mundelein High School's Orchesis dance group will present its winter show Monday. The show is set for 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the school, 1350 W. Hawley St. Tickets...
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'It's a Wonderful Life: Live from WVL Radio Theatre' puts a fresh spin on a classic Dec. 21 at ECC Arts CenterDec 11, 2019 10:00 pm - Travel back to the Golden Age of Radio with "It's a Wonderful Life: Live from WVL Radio Theatre" at the Elgin Community College Arts Center on Saturday, Dec. 21. This c...
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Best bets: 'Charlie Brown Christmas' plays Rosemont; 'Nutcracker' dances into Chicago, suburbsDec 11, 2019 5:00 am - Linus and Lucy The beloved “Peanuts” characters of comic strip artist Charles M. Schulz come to life with the tour of “A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage” Saturday ...