Performing Arts
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Children's Theatre of Elgin to present 'Elf Jr. the Musical'Nov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Now celebrating its 30th season, Children's Theatre of Elgin will present a large-scale production of "Elf Jr. the Musical" this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center i...
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Auditions for English comedy in AntiochNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - PM & L Theatre in Antioch will hold auditions for the English comedy "See How They Run" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 and 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27. Six men and three women ar...
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Weekly picks: Kathleen Madigan brings comedy to GeneseeNov 08, 2017 5:00 am - Silly sacrilege? Comedian Kathleen Madigan ribs religion and other topics during her standup “Bothering Jesus Tour” at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan....
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Drury Lane's well-cast '42nd Street' stumbles amid confusing style choicesNov 08, 2017 5:00 am - “42nd Street” - ★ ★ ½ “Wow, would you look at that?” That's what audiences should be thinking while watching the 1980 Broadway musical smash “42nd Street.” This quintess...
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Celebrity chef Alton Brown brings variety food show to Waukegan's GeneseeNov 08, 2017 5:00 am - The inspiration for celebrity chef Alton Brown's latest shows has come from his childhood. “I grew up in the 1970s and was a big fan of variety TV shows, like 'Sonny and...
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Woodland students prepare for trip to OzNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Dorothy and her dog Toto came to Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee on Wednesday, when student cast members of the fall play "The Wizard of Oz" gave their classmates...
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Metropolis theater in Arlington Heights gets biggest donation everNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Jack Whisler, the retired chairman of an Arlington Heights commercial real estate management firm, has given the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre its single largest don...
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Theater events: Janus revives Yasmina Reza's 'Art'Nov 07, 2017 10:00 pm - Janus examines 'Art' Janus Theatre opens its 19th season with a revival of "Art," Yasmina Reza's three-hander examining the prickly, ever-shifting alliances between thre...
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How Jacobs students will present 'Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind'Nov 07, 2017 10:00 pm - Performing 30 plays in 60 minutes may seem like a tall order, but Jacobs High School drama students are up to the task, says David McGill, the director of “Too Much Ligh...
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How St. Charles skater got on the ice with Cirque du SoleilNov 07, 2017 4:00 am - YouTube #8220;I remember saying that night, 'If Cirque du Soleil ever employs ice skaters, I'd love to work for that company.' We laughed about it,#8221; she said. Fast ...