Performing Arts
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On stage: Lookingglass remounts 'Steadfast Tin Soldier' & New American Folk premieres a country tunerNov 01, 2019 6:00 am - Previews continue for Marriott Theatre's revival of “Oliver!” starring Kai Edgar and Kayden Koshelev, who share the titular role of the orphan boy who's befriended by a...
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10 hot tickets: Gabriel Iglesias plays United Center; the Gin Blossoms tour to Waukegan's Genesee TheatreNov 01, 2019 6:00 am - Gin Blossoms - "New Miserable Experience Live": 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan: rock/pop. $30-$75. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, No...
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Ronnie Marmo solo show delivers convincing portrait of 'Lenny Bruce'Oct 31, 2019 6:00 am - “I'm Not a Comedian ... I'm Lenny Bruce” - ★ ★ ★ Several years ago, Comedy Central and Rolling Stone published lists of the all-time best stand-up comedians. Lenny Bruce...
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Mundelein Arts Commission hosts open mic night FridayOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - The Mundelein Arts Commission will hold an open mic night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, at Taste of Paris, 161 N. Seymour Ave. Musicians, poets, actors, comedians and oth...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsOct 30, 2019 11:00 pm - The “Jurassic World Live Tour” makes its local debut at Rosemont's Allstate Arena, science-teacher-turned-comedian Eddie B performs at Aurora's Paramount Theatre, while ...
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John Leguizamo delivers engaging 'Latin History for Morons' despite tech glitchesOct 30, 2019 4:30 pm - “Latin History for Morons” - ★ ★ ★ “That's live theater for you, folks,” said a slightly exasperated John Leguizamo at the Tuesday opening of “Latin History for Morons....
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Pete's Dueling Piano Bar opens Nov. 15 in RosemontOct 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Performers will be tickling the ivories for the first time Nov. 15 at Rosemont's newest entertainment venue. Pete's Dueling Piano Bar announced this week the opening dat...
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Kaneland puts on 'Twelve Angry Jurors' this weekendOct 29, 2019 11:00 pm - The Kaneland High School Theatre department presents their 2019 fall play "Twelve Angry Jurors." Based on the 1957 film, the play centers around the deliberation of 12 j...
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Spotlight: Teacher-turned-comic Eddie B headlines Aurora's ParamountOct 29, 2019 6:00 am - Class act Science teacher turned comedian Eddie B - whose stand-up career commenced with a YouTube video series titled "What Teachers Really Say" - shares his classroom-...
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Best bets: 'Jurassic World' at Rosemont's Allstate; Sebastian Maniscalco plays Chicago's United CenterOct 29, 2019 6:00 am - Dino spectacular Massive animatronic dinosaurs stomp around to terrify performers in the local premiere of the “Jurassic World Live Tour” this weekend at the Allstate Ar...