Performing Arts
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'Three the Hard Way' a mixed bag in Steel Beam premiereMar 02, 2018 5:00 am - “Three the Hard Way” — ★ ★ ½ St. Charles' Steel Beam Theatre took a gamble in presenting the nearly forgotten “Three the Hard Way,” but director Ann Keen pushed for...
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Writers Theatre's new season includes 'Next to Normal,' world premiereMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - A world premiere, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical and the 1920s chapter from August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle are on tap for Writers Theatre's 2018-2019 season, which m...
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Veterans showcase their artistic sides at College of Lake CountyMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - Students and veterans came together Thursday as the College of Lake County hosted the 11th annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival. The Captain James A. Lovell Federal H...
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Keith Huff's gripping crime drama 'Six Corners' poses difficult questionsFeb 28, 2018 10:00 am - “Six Corners” - ★ ★ ★ In the opening moments of “Six Corners,” by Arlington Heights native Keith Huff, a gruff Chicago detective working the late shift talks by phone wi...
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Theater events: Gift Theatre starts 17th season with 'Hang Man'Feb 28, 2018 5:00 am - Gift Theatre premiere Residents of a small Southern town are forced to confront their complicity in an African-American man's lynching in The Gift Theatre's world premie...
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Steppenwolf's 43rd season to include world premieres, Sam Shepard revivalFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Bruce Norris and a classic by the late Sam Shepard will bookend Steppenwolf Theatre's 43rd season announced We...
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Wheaton competition draws top Midwest show choirsFeb 27, 2018 10:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville South annual competition draws top Midwest show choirs
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'Side Show' explores life of conjoined twinsFeb 27, 2018 10:00 pm - LZP Productions brings the musical "Side Show" by Russell, Krieger, and Condon to Palatine's historic Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Per...
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Williams Street Repertory's season to include dog comedy, Johnny Cash musicalFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - Williams Street Repertory, a company in residence at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, announced Tuesday its 2018 season will begin May 4 with a revival of A...
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Westminster's 'The Miracle Worker' finds parallels in faithFeb 26, 2018 10:00 pm - The Westminster Christian School Fine Arts department will present William Gibson's "The Miracle Worker." Performances will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, March 2, and 2 ...