Performing Arts
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Diction suffers in Chicago return of reconfigured 'Les Miserables'Jul 12, 2019 2:45 pm - YouTube Some longtime fans of the musical #8220;Les Misérables#8221; are upset. Directors Trevor Nunn and John Caird's 1985 London production, with its famed revolving ...
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15 acts compete to advance in Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJul 12, 2019 10:00 am - Fifteen acts are still in the running for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, and they'll take the stage Sunday, July 14, for a chance to reach the finals. The battle before ...
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Buff zombies. Creepy clowns. It's all part of show at Paranormal Cirque in GurneeJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Buff zombies perform high stakes gymnastics, scary clowns drag audience members onstage and an intense chainsaw-wielding usher urges patrons to their seats. Welcome to P...
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Meet the whole Peanuts gang at Playhouse 38 showJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - This week, join the Peanuts gang as they meet the 21st century - complete with new songs, classic tunes, and Lucy's plans to be queen, Snoopy's quest for supper, and Cha...
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U-46 Summer Theatre to present 'Hairspray' July 18-20 at Larkin High SchoolJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - High school students from across Elgin Area School District U-46 are participating in the Summer Theatre production of "Hairspray." The musical opens at 7 p.m. on Thurs...
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Theater events: BBE plays 'Ghost Quartet,' Teatro Zinzanni sets up its tentJul 11, 2019 7:45 am - • Performances of Connective Theatre Company's inaugural production of Naomi Wallace's "One Flea Spare," continue at Nox Arca Theatre, 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago. ...
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Traditional 'Music Man' revival marches into GoodmanJul 11, 2019 7:00 am - “The Music Man” - ★ ★ ★ The Goodman Theatre's big and brassy revival of “The Music Man” can wash over you as escapist entertainment. Tony Award-winning director Mary Zim...
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Marriott's 'Darling Grenadine' serves up bittersweet tale of addictionJul 10, 2019 5:00 pm - “Darling Grenadine” - ★ ★ ★ ½ During the mid-1980s, one of my relatives battled drug addiction. I never saw him at his worst, consumed by his disease. I never experienc...
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Best bets: Dog Days of Summer returns to Libertyville; Ides of March plays COD in Glen EllynJul 10, 2019 6:00 am - Leaping canines The DockDogs National Premier Canine Aquatic Jumping Competition is the main attraction of the Dog Days of Summer festival this weekend at Cook Park, 300...
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Brandy, En Vogue and Arrested Development cancel at Aurora's RiverEdge; refunds offeredJul 10, 2019 1:00 am - The Brandy, En Vogue and Arrested Development concert on Aug. 17 at Aurora's RiverEdge Park has been canceled. “Unforeseen circumstances” were cited in a RiverEdge state...