Performing Arts
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St. Francis to stage 'A Christams Carol'Nov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - More than 75 students in the theater program at Wheaton's St. Francis High School will produce the classic "A Christmas Carol" over the last weekend in November. Showtim...
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A handful of ways to make the most of the holidays with kid-friendly theatrical treatsNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Sometimes the best things in life are brief - especially during the busy holiday season. That's why Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences performs an hour-long, family...
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'Seasonal Bows' offers a fresh, funny take on holidaysNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - As the holidays approach, there are numerous traditional theatrical shows about the season from which to choose. And then there is "Seasonal Bows" from WT Productions. ...
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Best bets this week: Jane Lynch, Kate Flannery bring 'Swingin' Little Christmas' to the RaueNov 26, 2018 5:00 am - Jazzing carols Fans of hit TV shows "Glee" and "The Office" won't want to miss seeing "Jane Lynch: A Swingin' Little Christmas" with Kate Flannery & Tim Davis with The T...
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Styx returning to Waukegan's Genesee TheatreNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - The Chicago-born band Styx ("Too Much Time on My Hands," "The Grand Illusion") will return to perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Genesee Theatre in...
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Weekend picks: Marvel at the 'Fox Valley Nutcracker' in BataviaNov 25, 2018 6:25 am - Sweet dreams Students and families from local dance studios share the stage alongside professional dancers in "The Fox Valley Nutcracker." Fox Valley Ballet present...
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Staged reading of full-length play "The Abuelas" coming to Barrington's White HouseNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - Barrington's White House will present a world premiere staged reading of a full-length play "The Abuelas." Stephanie (Weinart) Walker, who attended St. Anne Catholic Sch...
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Weekend picks: Vienna Boys Choir raises a joyful noiseNov 24, 2018 6:23 am - Heavenly voices The world-famous Vienna Boys Choir returns to sing a special "Christmas in Vienna" concert Saturday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicag...
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Steve Martin, Martin Short on friendship and a new tourNov 24, 2018 6:15 am - LOS ANGELES — Steve Martin and Martin Short are back on the road again for their new tour “Now You See Them, Soon You Won't.” The two comedy legends spoke to The Associa...
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Constable: The trick of turning philosophy, physics and art into magicNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - As Wheaton native Jeanette Andrews gives her takes on Plato, theater, French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex," quantum physics, her installations at ...