Performing Arts
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Worship arts major Adam John Moxness to perform cabaret-style show for senior recitalMar 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Senior worship arts major Adam John Moxness will take to the stage to perform a medley of 16 songs taken from 15 contemporary musical theater productions, including "Les...
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Laughs come fast and furious in Royal George's spoof 'Spamilton'Mar 15, 2017 6:00 am - “Spamilton” has a problem. It's too funny. The jokes come so fast in the “Hamilton” parody that audiences barely have time to digest one before the cast serves up anoth...
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Weekend picks: David Spade brings standup to Schaumburg's ImprovMar 15, 2017 6:00 am - Sarcasm man Comedian and actor David Spade ("Saturday Night Live," "Rules of Engagement") performs a special run of standup gigs starting Wednesday at the Improv Comedy ...
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Lake Zurich students to perform "The Humor Games"Mar 15, 2017 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Middle School South drama students will perform "The Humor Games," a slapstick parody of "The Hunger Games," this weekend at the school, 435 W. Cuba Road. Pe...
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John Mellencamp, Stevie Nicks, Common coming to Ravinia this summerMar 15, 2017 12:01 am - Stevie Nicks, Common and John Mellencamp are just a few of the 59 artists making their Ravinia Festival debuts this summer. The historic Highland Park venue announced i...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep stages Victorian thriller 'Any Other Name'Mar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Identity theft Williams Street Repertory presents "Any Other Name," a play by George Brant about identity theft, Victorian style. It centers on a near-impoverished,...
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Arlington Heights native manages 'Hamilton' productionsMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - You've heard of “Hamilton,” the musical about our Founding Fathers that took Broadway by storm. And by now, you know the name Lin Manuel Miranda, who played the title ch...
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Berkshire Ballet Theatre to present 'Feathers and Fouettés'Mar 13, 2017 11:00 pm - See 36 ethereal classical ballet dancers soaring in unison in white tutus to the moving music from Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" at 3 and 6 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Prair...
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Individuality comes out in 'This is Not What I Ordered'Mar 13, 2017 11:00 pm - The Geneva Park District's Playhouse 38 will present "This is Not What I Ordered," a comedy by Stephen Fife, Thursday to Sunday, March 16-19, at 321 Stevens St., Suite P...
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'School of Rock,' 'Phantom' sequel part of Broadway in Chicago's 2017-18 seasonMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Two recent musicals spearheaded by British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber - "School of Rock" and a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" - are part of Broadway in Chicago's 201...