Performing Arts
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Westminster Christian to present 'My Fair Lady'Nov 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Westminster Christian High School will present Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady" at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Hemmens, 45 Symphon...
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Huntley High to put on 'Mamma Mia!' Nov. 14-17Nov 07, 2018 10:00 pm - With more than 70 students on stage and behind the scenes, Huntley High School is thrilled to announce performances of the popular musical "Mamma Mia!" Directed by Tom G...
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'Beauty and the Beast' role a dream come true for Glen Ellyn actressNov 07, 2018 6:45 am - Actress Erica Stephan almost started crying when she tried on Belle's iconic yellow ballgown during costume fittings for “Disney's Beauty and the Beast” at Drury Lane Th...
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Theater spotlight: Musical favorites Belle, Dorothy & Joseph return to suburban stagesNov 07, 2018 5:00 am - Tale as old as time Erica Stephan plays the inquisitive, compassionate Belle opposite Brandon Contreras' tortured Beast in Drury Lane Theatre's production of "Disn...
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Best bets: 'Double Dare Live!' tours to Rosemont; Amy Grant plays Crystal LakeNov 07, 2018 5:00 am - Sloppy and silly Get nostalgic for gross-out games when the national tour of “Double Dare Live!” sets up its bizarre obstacle course on Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre,...
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Gurnee students get ready for their close-upsNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee held a dress rehearsal Thursday for their fall production of "Folk Tales for Fun." The play by...
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'A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens Jr.' to be staged Nov. 16-18 at HemmensNov 06, 2018 10:00 pm - Children's Theatre of Elgin's "A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens Jr.," performed by a huge cast of local young people and adapted from "The Magic Tree House" book series, is ...
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Elgin Shakespeare Project to present unrehearsed 'Julius Caesar'Nov 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Elgin Shakespeare Project will present Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" unrehearsed at the Elgin Public House, 219 E. Chicago St. in downtown Elgin. Performances are at 8 p...
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Rosary to stage 'Wizard of Oz'Nov 05, 2018 10:00 pm - "The Wizard of Oz" will touch down Nov. 8-11 at Rosary High School, 901 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Travel over the rainbow with Dorothy to the merry old land of Oz, wh...
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Best bets this week: Rock out with Kenny Wayne Shepherd at the ArcadaNov 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Classical 'Seasons' Conductor Nicholas Kraemer leads the Music of the Baroque in performances of Vivaldi's “The Four Seasons,” Telemann's “Wassermusik” and Rameau's Suit...