Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Hang tough with the New Kids at Allstate ArenaJun 14, 2017 6:00 am - The Right Stuff Relive the glory days of late-1980s and early '90s pop when New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul team up for "The Total Package Tour" on Th...
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Travel 'Through the Looking Glass' in ElginJun 13, 2017 11:00 pm - "Through the Looking Glass," a musical fantasy from London's International Theatre and Music, will be brought to the stage by Children's Theatre of Elgin/Fox Valley Thea...
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Tony-nominated 'Waitress' to play Chicago in 2018Jun 13, 2017 1:00 am - "Waitress," the 2016 Broadway musical that starred Evanston native and Marriott Theatre veteran Jessie Mueller, will play Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre next summer a...
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Cabaret at Stevenson High to benefit suicide prevention programJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Stevenson High School's Reflections club is holding a musical cabaret June 23 to benefit suicide prevention efforts. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lincolnshir...
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Naperville troupe stages 'Spelling Bee'Jun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - This is one funny spelling bee. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," the Tony Award-winning Broadway show that features comedy, music and spelling, comes to the...
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Theater events: Longtime Chicago-area couple star in Drury Lane's 'Gin Game'Jun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - An almost love story Renowned Chicago-area acting duo Paula Scrofano and John Reeger star in Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "The Gin Game," D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize...
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Going Dutch festival celebrates women in artJun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts is proud to bring the seventh annual Going Dutch Festival, a celebration of the female voice in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts, to El...
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'Who's Live Anyway?' and '50 Summers of Love' coming to GeneseeJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - "Who's Live Anyway?" and "50 Summers of Love" are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, while the concert "Soft Rock Heroes" featuring the band Firefall with Gary W...
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Intimate, wrenching 'Evan Hansen' takes top honors at TonysJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - An intimate, heart-wrenching musical about loneliness, teen angst and suicide in the age of hyperconnectivity capped its unlikely journey to Broadway smash by...
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Steel Beam Theatre examines life journeys during 2017-2018 seasonJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles expands its season from six productions to seven as part of its 2017-2018 season, an examination of the paths people pursue to find...