Performing Arts
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Lambs Farm actors to perform "Aladdin"Sep 15, 2017 1:00 am - Lambs Farm participants will be performing "Aladdin" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. at the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake...
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PM & L Theatre in Antioch opens 57th season with 'Treasure Island'Sep 15, 2017 1:00 am - The nonprofit PM L Theatre in Antioch opens its 57th season Friday, Sept. 15, with an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island." The show will run Friday...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - Elvis in Aurora? Not quite, but the King does play a role in Paramount Theatre's "Million Dollar Quartet," one of many things to do this weekend in the suburbs. Here are...
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Prairie Center Lecture Series Presents "Regretting Mr. Wright"Sep 14, 2017 11:00 pm - The Prairie Center for the Arts welcomes "Regretting Mr. Wright" starring Ellie Carlson at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Leaving both their spouses to live in Italy for a year,...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble delivers an amusing revival of 'The 39 Steps'Sep 13, 2017 6:00 am - Physical comedy dominates “The 39 Steps,” the farcical whodunit by Patrick Barlow currently running at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble in Glen Ellyn. A sendup and celebration ...
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Theater events: Northlight stages comedy-with-music 'Legend of Georgia McBride'Sep 12, 2017 6:00 am - We are family A cash-strapped Elvis impersonator discovers a new way of making money after a drag show takes over the Florida bar where he performs in "The Legend of Geo...
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Sunday picks: Spend the night with Stevie Nicks at RaviniaSep 10, 2017 7:24 am - 'Whole Lotta Trouble' Stevie Nicks of the beloved band Fleetwood Mac makes her Ravinia Festival debut this weekend at 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $190-$200; $...
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Local fall theater forecast: sunny with a good chance of social commentarySep 10, 2017 7:24 am - A year ago, "Hamilton" was the hottest theater ticket in town. And in many ways, it remains so. But Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop tuner about the Founding Father will ge...
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Des Plaines' Insane Ian embraces 'nerd culture' for Chicago comedy festSep 10, 2017 7:00 am - Ian Bonds couldn't be happier to call himself a nerd. Science fiction, comic books, video games - the Des Plaines resident loves it all. His passion is so strong, in fa...
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Prairie Center for the Arts renamed after Schaumburg Village President Al LarsonSep 10, 2017 1:00 am - Schaumburg's Prairie Center For The Arts has a new name honoring the man whose vision helped shape its growth. A sign dedicating the new Al Larson Prairie Center For The...