Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Rita Rudner tours to Raue Center; 'Paw Patrol' heads out on a pirate adventureNov 16, 2019 6:23 am - Rudner returns Comedian and Broadway veteran Rita Rudner takes a break from her long-running Las Vegas engagement for a tour that includes a Saturday show at the Raue Ce...
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On stage: 'Pete the Cat' bounds onto the McAninch Arts Center stageNov 15, 2019 5:00 am - • "Pete the Cat," a family-friendly musical adapted from books by James Dean and Eric Litwin, about a groovy cat named Pete who helps young Jimmy "conquer second grade a...
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Step back in time as Elgin Theatre Company presents 'An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show 3'Nov 15, 2019 5:00 am - The Elgin Theatre's Company's production of "An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show 3" is designed to transport the audience to the time when the most prominent stars perf...
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Big changes at Pheasant Run? Resort to lay off 75% of its staff amid plans to restructureNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Pheasant Run management anticipates reducing its staff by more than 75% amid plans to restructure operations at the iconic St. Charles resort. The impending layoffs are ...
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'Pirates' at Wauconda HighNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Wauconda High School will stage "The Pirates of Penzance" on Saturday and again Nov. 21-23. Performances are at 7 p.m. each night at the school, 555 N. Main St. Tickets ...
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Writers Theatre's 'The Niceties' wages an intellectual war over historyNov 14, 2019 3:00 pm - “The Niceties” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Playwright Eleanor Burgess certainly knows how to raise the dramatic stakes in “The Niceties.” And it's impossible not to be caught up in her ch...
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Weekend at play: Laugh with Jimmy Pardo in Rosemont and Rita Rudner in Crystal LakeNov 14, 2019 9:30 am - Comedian Rita Rudner returns to the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, while The Midtown Men (featuring original cast members from Broadway's "Jersey Boys") perfo...
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CLC winter dance concert:Nov 14, 2019 12:00 am - The College of Lake County Prairie Spirits Dance Troupe Winter Dance Concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 in the Mainstage...
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Grove Players kick off 83rd season with David Mamet's 'November'Nov 13, 2019 10:00 pm - Grove Players kicks off its 83rd season with "November," a side-splitting political satire from acclaimed playwright David Mamet. The production is directed by Jason Lin...
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Historical society preserves 210-year-old theater curtain
Nov 13, 2019 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Historical Society has preserved a rare, 210-year-old theater curtain depicting a sweeping view of Providence. The organization ...