Performing Arts
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Plan Ahead: Well-Strung 'boy band' plays Batavia Fine Arts CentreDec 04, 2018 5:00 am - 'Christmastime is here' Experience "A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage" when the beloved TV holiday special arrives in a special touring musical theater adapta...
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'CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators' comes to Playhouse 38Dec 03, 2018 10:00 pm - The Geneva Park District's Playhouse 38 Theater invites you to enjoy its holiday youth production of "CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators." It's the final dress rehears...
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Youth theater group performs 'Mr. Popper's Penguins'Dec 03, 2018 10:00 pm - The Saint Genesius Productions youth theater group will perform "Mr. Popper's Penguins" later this month at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard. Thirty-five students...
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Best bets: Dick Portillo signs book in Naperville, 'Stomp' returns to ChicagoDec 03, 2018 5:00 am - Hot dog! Meet up with Portillo's founder Dick Portillo when he discusses and signs copies of his book "Out of the Dog House" at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave...
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Jackie Evancho, Prince tribute show coming to GeneseeDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - The Genesee Theatre in Waukegan is hosting a return of singer Jackie Evancho, plus the tribute acts Purple Reign and Eaglemania in early 2019. Classical crossover singer...
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Harvest Christian Academy presents 'You Can't Take It With You'Dec 02, 2018 10:00 pm - Harvest Christian Academy in Elgin will put on its winter play, "You Can't Take It With You" at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6-7, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the c...
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Marlowe Middle School puts on 'Carol of the Snow Queen' Dec. 7-8Dec 02, 2018 10:00 pm - Marlowe Middle School presents "Carol of the Snow Queen" at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the District 158 Performing Arts Center, 13719 H...
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Lombard native finds success on Chicago stagesDec 02, 2018 6:30 am - Nicole Bloomsmith picked up the violin as a preteen and never put it down. "It felt like an extension of my arm," said the actress and musician who appears in Strawdog ...
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Best Bets: 'Colors of Christmas' plays Genesee, 'Nutcracker' at Rosemont TheatreDec 02, 2018 6:00 am - R&B holiday Peabo Bryson, Taylor Dayne, Jon Secada and Deniece Williams star in “The Colors of Christmas” concert at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $...
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Timely treats: Holiday shows dominate suburban and city stagesDec 02, 2018 6:00 am - “A Christmas Carol,” “The Nutcracker” and “It's a Wonderful Life” typically dominate Chicago-area stages this time of year, but 2018 also heralds several new, more ecume...