Performing Arts
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Canadian theater founder suspended amid harassment claims
Jan 03, 2018 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - A prominent figure in the Canadian arts world was suspended Wednesday by the theater company he co-founded amid four lawsuits by actresses who allege he e...
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4 things to do for $5 (or less) in suburbs, ChicagoJan 03, 2018 5:00 am - 'Post to Present' Celebrate 60 years since John Falter's painting, “Fox River Ice-Skating,” put Batavia on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. The Saturday “Pos...
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Weekly picks: Canadian comedy comes to Woodfield's ImprovJan 03, 2018 5:00 am - Humor, eh? Experience humor from north of the border when Canadian comedian Jeremy Hotz returns for another run of standup performances starting Thursday at the Improv C...
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'The Fine Things of Youth' debuts Jan. 7 at St. Charles libraryJan 02, 2018 10:00 pm - "The Fine Things of Youth" will make its debut in the Chicago area Sunday, Jan. 7, at the St. Charles Public Library. It will begin at 2 p.m. in the Carnegie Community R...
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Huntley High selected to perform at Illinois High School Theatre FestivalJan 02, 2018 10:00 pm - Huntley High School is one of 11 high schools in the state selected to perform a full-length production at the upcoming Illinois High School Theatre Festival. The festi...
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As tourist-friendly musicals take over, Broadway no longer belongs to playwrightsJan 01, 2018 5:23 am - NEW YORK - In June, four original dramas by highly regarded playwrights vied for the Tony Award for best play of the Broadway season. Three months later, all four were g...
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Sunday picks: Jimmy Nick rocks the Raue for New Year's EveDec 31, 2017 6:25 am - Rock the Raue The band Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama! headlines "A Rockin' New Year's Eve" concert tonight at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal La...
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Weekend picks: Catch Motown's 'Legendary Voices' at GeneseeDec 30, 2017 6:25 am - Mighty Motown Revel in great 20th-century pop hits produced by the Motown record label when Chubby Checker, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and Mary Wilson of The Suprem...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsDec 29, 2017 9:00 am - Laugh in the New Year with Steve Trevino or Gina Brillon. Or revel in great 20th-century pop hits from Chubby Checker and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas at the Genesee ...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Gina Brillon goes club-hoppingDec 29, 2017 5:00 am - Gina here & there Comedian Gina Brillon ("Pacifically Speaking," "Chelsea Lately") plays a game of musical comedy clubs over New Year's weekend at three different Zanies...