Performing Arts
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'The Sparrow' at Libertyville HighJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Libertyville High School will present the play "The Sparrow" on Friday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. in the studio theater. The pla...
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Watch Lyric Opera's 'Bel Canto' from the comfort of homeJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - "Bel Canto," the opera inspired by Ann Patchett's 2001 novel about a hostage crisis in Peru, had its world premiere in late 2015 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and you c...
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'Charlotte's Web' musical performance Monday in PalatineJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - "Charlotte's Web" will be brought to life in a musical performance for children in kindergarten through fourth grade at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Cutting Hall Perfo...
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'Random Theft and Other Acts' opens at Steel Beam Theatre, St. CharlesJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Marge Uhlarik-Boller, director of “Random Theft and Other Acts,” debuting at the Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles this weekend, knows people hate to leave their warm ho...
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New musical of 'The Lightning Thief' to open in NYC
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new musical version of the popular young adult fiction book "The Lightning Thief" will be hoping to steal hearts off-Broadway this spring featuring ris...
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Brotherly advice pushes Wheaton native toward opera careerJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - Growing up in Wheaton, music was a big part of brothers Steve and David Govertsen's lives. "We didn't have that athletic thing going for us," David said. "It's kind of w...
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'Willy Wonka' hits stage this weekend at Prisco CenterJan 09, 2017 10:00 pm - The Fox Valley Park District's Winter Stage production of "Willy Wonka" will be performed Jan. 13-15 at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave. in Aurora. Show...
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Lombard native makes Chicago stage debut in 'Psychonaut Librarians'Jan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Carlos Olmedo understands his character has annoying traits. But the Lombard native says the library security guard that he portrays in the fantasy play “Psychonaut Libr...
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Wayne Brady takes aim at 'Hamilton” in ChicagoJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - TV star and singer Wayne Brady is having a shot at "Hamilton." The five-time Emmy Award-winner is set to star as Aaron Burr in the Chicago company of the critically acc...
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Sunday picks: Trio blends jazz, Moravian folk at MetropolisJan 08, 2017 6:14 am - Eastern jazz Hear how Moravian folk songs blend with modern jazz when The Emil Viklický Grand Moravia Trio performs on Sunday at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 1...