Performing Arts
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Steppenwolf's 'You Got Older' adroitly mixes humor, despairFeb 09, 2018 11:00 am - “You Got Older” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's an uncanny coincidence that the recent death of longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member John Mahoney would come at the same tim...
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Weekend picks: Darien's Andrew Salgado returns for new country releaseFeb 09, 2018 5:00 am - Young country Darien native Andrew Salgado may be a Nashville country recording artist now, but you just can't take the Chicago out of the guy. He returns to the suburbs...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) in the suburbs over the next weekFeb 09, 2018 5:00 am - Icy fishing Check out the Northern Illinois Conservation Club 58th Chain O' Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach at the Thirsty Turtle Brew & View...
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Auditions for 'Bad Seed'Feb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Auditions for the play "Bad Seed" will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 4 and Monday, March 5 at PM & L Theatre's Tribute Hall, 877 Main St., Antioch. One girl, four women and...
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Beauty and the Beast greet Culver's dinersFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Belle, Mrs. Potts and Lumiere mingled with guests Thursday night at Culver's restaurant in Lake Zurich to give them a sneak peek of the production of "Disney's Beauty an...
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Snow threat cancels some theater productions; show goes on for mostFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Despite warnings of an approaching storm that could dump as much as a foot of snow on the suburbs, the curtain will rise on most suburban theater productions. A couple,...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble delivers powerful drama 'Time Stands Still'Feb 07, 2018 5:00 am - “Time Stands Still” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Watching Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's bracing revival of “Time Stands Still,” a couple of things struck me. The first was that I wouldn't min...
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Weekly picks: Bob Saget slings standup at the Raue CenterFeb 07, 2018 5:00 am - Funny man Actor and comedian Bob Saget may be famed for family shows like “Full House” and “America's Funniest Videos,” but he's also known for his adults-only style of ...
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'America's Got Talent' winner Darci Lynne brings 'Friends' to RosemontFeb 07, 2018 5:00 am - Never mind that she is the youngest performer ever to win NBC's "America's Got Talent," received more final performance votes than any other contestant in the show's his...
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Lyric Opera's 2018-19 season features 'Siegfried,' 'West Side Story'Feb 06, 2018 5:01 pm - Returning favorites and company premieres are featured in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2018-19 season, which was announced on Tuesday in a subscriber presentation at the...