Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Sit, speak at Elgin Kennel Club dog showAug 26, 2017 7:24 am - Bow-wows Cheer on your favorite canines at the Elgin Kennel Club all breed dog show this weekend at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. $6 par...
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Unbeatable TimeLine cast makes 'The Audience' a winnerAug 25, 2017 11:30 am - In poker, a royal flush beats all. For the theatrical equivalent, look to the cast of TimeLine Theatre's impeccably executed production of “The Audience,” Peter Morgan'...
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Weekend picks: Lady Gaga the first female artist to headline WrigleyAug 25, 2017 6:00 am - Living for 'Applause' Famed pop star/performance artist Lady Gaga (“Poker Face,” “Telephone”) brings her “Joanne World Tour” tonight to Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St...
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Sept. 10 ceremony to name Schaumburg Prairie Center after mayorAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - A ceremony dedicating and naming Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts after the village's longtime mayor, Al Larson, has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, ...
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Theater events: Kokandy stages Chicago-area premiere of 'Bonnie & Clyde'Aug 23, 2017 1:10 pm - 'Bonnie & Clyde' A couple of small-town bank robbers become folk heroes during the Great Depression in the 2009 musical "Bonnie & Clyde" by composer Frank Wildhorn and l...
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Drury Lane, Paramount and Writers theaters lead 2017 equity Jeff nomsAug 23, 2017 10:00 am - Fueled in part by stellar revivals of “Smokey Joe's Cafe” and “Chicago the Musical,” Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace received 19 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nom...
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'Honeymoon in Vegas' makes Marriott Theatre debut with Broadway creatorsAug 23, 2017 6:00 am - Marriott Theatre officials took a gamble when they asked director Gary Griffin to stage the regional premiere of “Honeymoon in Vegas” at the Lincolnshire theater. Griff...
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Weekly picks: Green Day, Catfish up to bat at WrigleyAug 23, 2017 6:00 am - Wrigley Green The Grammy Award-winning band Green Day plays music from its latest album in the "Revolution Radio Tour" with guests Catfish and the Bottlemen on Thursday ...
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Antioch theater troupe to perform 'Treasure Island'Aug 23, 2017 1:00 am - An adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" opens Friday, Sept. 15 and will run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for three weekends at PM&L Theatre, 877 M...
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New block of 'Hamilton' tickets go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 29Aug 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Haven't seen “Hamilton” yet? You've got time. At least 16 weeks, now that producers are planning to release a new block of tickets that will keep Lin-Manuel Miranda's bl...