Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Comedian Ron White plays Waukegan's GeneseeFeb 03, 2018 6:23 am - Living hard Ron White, famed for tours "Behavioral Problems" and "Blue Collar Comedy," performs his brand of hard-living standup comedy on Saturday at the Genesee Theatr...
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'The Humans' perfectly reflects an imperfect middle-American familyFeb 03, 2018 6:00 am - “The Humans” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Stephen Karam's evocative, superbly written “The Humans” chronicles an imperfect family in all its flawed glory. Struggling to survive in storm-...
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Families laugh along with 'Gulliver's Travels' in Round Lake BeachFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Kids and parents laughed as they were treated to a hilarious production of "Gulliver's Travels" Saturday at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center. The play was...
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Marriott's stunning 'Ragtime' finds today's truths in historical musicalFeb 02, 2018 11:00 am - “Ragtime” - ★ ★ ★ ★ It took two decades for the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire to tackle “Ragtime.” But director Nick Bowling's superlative staging of the epic 1...
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Weekend picks: Woodstock hosting 'Groundhog Day' screeningsFeb 02, 2018 5:00 am - Critter celebration Screenings of the beloved 1993 film "Groundhog Day" are part of Groundhog Days this weekend at the Harold Ramis Auditorium at Classic Cinemas Woodsto...
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Schaumburg seeking ways to reduce costs of performing arts centerFeb 02, 2018 4:33 am - Though Schaumburg's proposed 2,800-seat performing arts center hasn't been before the village board in nearly nine months, work continues on trying to reduce its potenti...
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Play on MLK's last day to premiere in SchaumburgFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Schaumburg's Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts will host the premiere of the original production "Last Night as King: The Final 24 Hours of the Life of Dr. Martin Lu...
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Feder: Sun-Times drops theater critic Hedy WeissFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Eight months after the Chicago Sun-Times ran an editorial declaring "We support our theater critic, Hedy Weiss," the paper is dropping the curtain on her. "Today is Hedy...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Groundhog Day fun in Woodstock, a French farce in Arlington Heights and a Super Bowl bash in St. Charles are among your weekend options in the suburbs. Here are five ide...
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Mundelein Theatre presents the comedy 'Figments'Feb 01, 2018 10:00 pm - Take a romp through the mind of a playwright who can't shake his writer's block when Mundelein Theatre presents "Figments" by Billy St. John. This comedy will play on t...