Performing Arts
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Theater events: 2nd Act Players premieres one-act play winnersMar 07, 2017 5:00 am - Backstage comedy BrightSide Theatre's sixth season continues with a revival of Ken Ludwig's comedy "Moon Over Buffalo" about fading Broadway veterans George and Cha...
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Paramount's 'Superstar' to feature black castMar 06, 2017 2:00 pm - Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced Monday its revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar" will feature an all-black cast. Broadway veteran Destan Owens ("Chicago," "Rent"...
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Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominations
Mar 06, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Magical adventure "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" leads the race for British theater's Olivier Awards , with nominations in 11 categories including bes...
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From waitress to 'Hedwig': Chicago actress makes quite a move up the acting ladderMar 06, 2017 5:00 am - Former Chicago actress Hannah Corneau can't wait to return to the Windy City in the hit 1998 adults-only rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” It's Corneau's first m...
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Sunday picks: Catch Clayton English's standup at Schaumburg's ImprovMar 05, 2017 6:18 am - Still standing Clayton English, the winner of NBC-TV's "Last Comic Standing" in 2015, ends a weekend run of standup comedy performances at the Improv Comedy Showcase at ...
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Student show choirs compete at Hersey HighMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - More than 25 middle- and high-school show choirs performed Friday and Saturday at the 24th annual Chicagoland Showcase at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights. S...
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'Mystifier' correctly predicts Daily Herald headlines at COD showMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - A magician and grown man does nothing to turn his skeptics into believers when he tells his audience about his imaginary friend named Desmond. But pretending aside, Mike...
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14th annual P-ARTS Variety Show March 10 to benefit performing, visual artsMar 03, 2017 10:00 pm - The 14th annual P‐ARTS Variety Show will highlight the talents of St. Charles East High School students at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1...
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Writers Theatre's diverse cast puts an intriguing spin on 'The Scene'Mar 03, 2017 11:30 am - “You're a real piece of work.” That observation - so often uttered as a backhanded compliment - occurs twice in “The Scene,” Theresa Rebeck's caustic dramedy about one m...
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Robert Falls celebrates 30 years as Goodman's driving artistic forceMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - Robert Falls has no succession plan. Not that anyone at Goodman Theatre has asked. And not that he's ready to hand over the artistic reigns. After three decades at the ...