Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Irish Comedy Tour rolls into Crystal LakeMar 10, 2018 6:00 am - Hibernian humor Comedians directly from the Emerald Isle (or with ancestral roots) team up for the Irish Comedy Tour. The Saturday show features Derek Richards, Mike McC...
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Weekend picks: You're invited to 'Dixie's Tupperware Party' in ElginMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - Just burp it Whenever a new Tupperware catalog or product line is released, you can bet that Kris Andersson , the drag star of "Dixie's Tupperware Party," will be dreami...
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Teens to show off their style, tunes, moves at U-46 TalentFestMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Talented high school students throughout Elgin Area School District U-46 will take the stage Tuesday, March 13, in the eighth annual TalentFest. The competition starts a...
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Madrigal singers rehearse for 'True Love's Curse'Mar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Stevenson High School's madrigal singers were hard at work on Friday afternoon getting their vocal cords in tune for their sold-out dinner show at the Arboretum Club in ...
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Lookingglass examines racism, reparations in world premiere 'Plantation!'Mar 08, 2018 5:00 am - This review has been corrected to say Hannah Gomez played Diana. "Plantation!" - ½ "Plantation!" - Kevin Douglas' new comedy in its world premiere at Lookinggla...
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Weekly picks: Gilbert Gottfried plays Zanies in Rosemont, ChicagoMar 07, 2018 5:00 am - What a voice! Famed New York comedian Gilbert Gottfried ("Aladdin," "The Aristocrats") returns this week to perform standup starting Thursday at two Zanies locations: fi...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsMar 07, 2018 5:00 am - Suburban shamrock celebrations Get out your green gear to celebrate all things Irish a week ahead of St. Patrick's Day next Saturday. • The 2018 Thom McNamee Memorial St...
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'Dear Evan Hansen' part of Broadway in Chicago's upcoming seasonMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - Broadway in Chicago's 2018-19 season announcement was accompanied by good news and bad news. The good news: The Tony Award-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen," the d...
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State bicentennial commission names Summer Place Theatre an official projectMar 06, 2018 10:00 pm - The Summer Place, Naperville's Community Theatre since 1966, is proud to announce that the Illinois State Bicentennial Commission has named this, its 52nd season, as an ...
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Lyric Opera's new 'Faust' a visual bounty of John Frame's surreal artMar 06, 2018 11:00 am - “Faust” - ★ ★ ★ ½ The Lyric Opera of Chicago would never rebrand Charles Gounod's “Faust” as “John Frame's Faust.” But the California-based artist and production designe...