Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Scarecrow Fest features fall fun in St. CharlesOct 07, 2017 7:21 am - Scarecrow fest See more than 150 handcrafted scarecrows at the 32nd Annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival at Main and 4th streets and along the riverfront in downtown St...
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Weekend picks: John Heffron brings standup to Schaumburg's ImprovOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - Standup guy Comedian John Heffron, a past winner of “Last Comic Standing,” returns for another standup engagement at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaum...
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Angela Ingersoll's Judy Garland tribute puts star in PBS spotlightOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - About 18 months ago, singer/actress and lifelong Judy Garland fan Angela Ingersoll made a wish. Fearing for Garland's legacy, Ingersoll wished for the opportunity to exc...
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'Les Miserables' memories help performers with local ties on tourOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - For more than three decades, “Les Misérables” has marched across the globe to move audiences to tears. The award-winning hit musical based on Victor Hugo's weighty 1862 ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - An annual horse celebration in Wheaton, a scarecrow fest in St. Charles and an afternoon of seasonal family fun in Rosemont give suburbanites lots of reasons to venture ...
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Writers Theatre stages inspirational, modern take on 'Quixote'Oct 05, 2017 11:00 pm - “Quixote: On the Conquest of Self” - ★ ★ ★ The folks at Writers Theatre in Glencoe are probably going to hate the following suggestion: Someone should record the company...
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Metropolis makes confident, thoughtful journey 'Into the Woods'Oct 05, 2017 1:00 pm - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1987 musical “Into the Woods” says something about the co...
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Marriott Theatre collects donations for victims of Las Vegas shootingOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire will collect donations for survivors of the Las Vegas shooting and for family members of victims this weekend following performances...
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'A Christmas Story' auditions in AntiochOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Auditions for Jean Shepherd's "A Christmas Story" will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, for children ages 5 to 15 and Monday, Oct. 23, for adults at PM&L Theatre, 877 ...
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Weekly picks: Music is in the air with Alison Krauss, David Gray in RosemontOct 04, 2017 6:00 am - Chart toppers Spend "An Evening With Alison Krauss and David Gray" to hear hit songs like "Baby Mine," "Stay," "Babylon" and more at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River ...