Performing Arts
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Theater club at NASA center gives scientists creative outlet
Jun 07, 2018 7:00 am - GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - Susan Breon wears two hats: scientist and musician. By day, she's a cryogenics engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where she works on w...
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Lookingglass dives into Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Seas'Jun 07, 2018 6:00 am - “20,000 Leagues Under the Seas” - ★ ★ ★ ½ From its exquisite “Eastland: A New Musical” to the rollicking “Treasure Island” to the grand examination of obsession that was...
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Powerful 'Father Comes Home' shocks and moves in Goodman's Chicago premiereJun 07, 2018 6:00 am - “Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)” - ★ ★ ★ ★ The past is always present and vice versa in “Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3),” now making...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJun 06, 2018 6:00 am - North vs. South See battle re-enactments and learn about civilian life more than 150 years ago as part of the Elgin Civil War Experience 2018. It's this weekend at 600 S...
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Weekly picks: Yes celebrates anniversary at ArcadaJun 06, 2018 6:00 am - Progressive supergroup Prog-rock fans won't want to miss their chance to see the band Yes on its "50th Anniversary Tour" on Wednesday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main ...
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Theater spotlight: BrightSide's 'Hairspray' brings Corny Collins to NCCJun 05, 2018 6:00 am - 'Hairspray' revival It's 1962 and Tracy Turnblad's dream comes true when she's selected to appear on the popular teen dance show "The Corny Collins Show." Not only ...
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Hampshire, Deerfield students to compete for national theater awardsJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Darian Goulding of Hampshire was named Best Actor and Natalie Doppelt of Deerfield won Best Actress at Broadway in Chicago's seventh annual Illinois High School Musical ...
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Suburban thespians recognized at musical theater awardsJun 04, 2018 11:00 pm - By his own estimation, Jake Mickel of Elgin has appeared in more than two dozen musicals and plays, both at Central High School in Burlington and with the Kane County ch...
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Tony Award-winner Len Cariou brings 'Broadway and the Bard' to ChicagoJun 03, 2018 7:30 am - Hardly a day goes by when actor Len Cariou isn't stopped on the streets by fans wanting autographs or selfies with him. That's because the 78-year-old actor gets recogni...
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Sunday picks: Frontier Kite Fly Festival soars into NapervilleJun 03, 2018 7:29 am - Flying fabrics The Naperville Park District invites amateurs and professionals to participate in the 12th annual Frontier Kite Fly Festival. The highflying fun is today ...