Performing Arts
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St. Charles actor keeps eye on the prize with Porchlight's 'Merrily'Jan 26, 2018 5:00 am - St. Charles native Jonathan Stombres describes being an understudy as an “out-of-body experience.” As a member of the ensemble of Porchlight Music Theatre's “Merrily We ...
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Weekend picks: Romance-rock guru Richard Marx plays GeneseeJan 26, 2018 5:00 am - Get 'Satisfied' Singer and songwriter Richard Marx (“Endless Summer Nights,” “Right Here Waiting”) shares a concert bill with John Waite (“Missing You,” “Back on my Feet...
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Suburban dance squads advance at IHSA finalsJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - The Geneva High School and Stevenson High School competitive dance squads kept their title defense hopes alive at the 2018 IHSA Competitive Dance championships, which st...
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Pianist entertained diners for 30 years in Arlington HeightsJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - For some three decades, the sound of Bob Mansfield's piano serenaded diners at the Palm Court restaurant in Arlington Heights. From Beethoven to Pink Floyd, Gershwin to ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - Disney princesses take to the ice in Rosemont, an epic musical is revived in Lincolnshire and ski jumpers compete in Fox River Grove this weekend in the suburbs. Here ar...
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Art school, Paramount renovations planned as 'hook' for downtown AuroraJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - A $4.5 million fundraising campaign launched Thursday has three goals to usher in a new era of artistry and activity in downtown Aurora: Build a performing arts school, ...
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The play is afoot this weekend at Woodland Middle SchoolJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, are coming to life this weekend as students from the Woodland Middle School Drama Club present the play "Sherlock Ho...
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Geneva, Stevenson aiming to defend state titles in competitive danceJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - Dance squads from Geneva High School and Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire are heading downstate to Bloomington this weekend with their sights set on defending their...
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Weekly picks: Princesses 'Dare to Dream' on ice at Allstate, UnitedJan 24, 2018 5:00 am - Disney princesses Princesses from “Moana,” “Frozen,” “Beauty and the Beast” and more animated films are featured in the tour of “Disney On Ice: Dare to Dream” starting W...
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New 'Tootsie' musical to play Chicago before BroadwayJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago-area audiences will be the first to see the stage adaptation of "Tootsie," a Broadway-bound musical making its world premiere at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in S...