Performing Arts
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Hillary Clinton cheered at Broadway's 'The Color Purple'
Jan 08, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "The Color Purple" had a special guest in the audience as it bid farewell to Broadway - Hillary Clinton. The former presidential candidate and her husban...
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Village Theatre Guild presents 'The Country House'Jan 08, 2017 12:00 am - A theatrical family comes to terms with the roles they play in each others' lives in "The Country House," a production of the Village Theatre Guild that opens Friday, Ja...
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Veterans Creative Arts FestJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center's annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival, is set for 1 to 4 p.m., March 2, in the C Wing Conference Center and Aud...
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Midwest travel: From Chili Cook-off to Chicago International Puppet Theater FestJan 07, 2017 6:24 am - Chicago Chili out Warm your insides with tastes of 20 different chili recipes at the ninth annual Chili Cook-off at FitzGerald's in Berwyn. Plus, you'll also get appet...
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Weekend picks: Schaumburg's Improv hosts comedian Orny AdamsJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - 'Comedian' comedian If you're curious to see how Orny Adams has progressed since appearing in Jerry Seinfeld's documentary "Comedian," then catch him live at the Improv ...
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Sing-alongs, celebrities and more on tap for 2nd BroadwayCon
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Mount Prospect director sends up everyday drudgery at Chicago Sketch Comedy FestJan 04, 2017 9:45 am - Mount Prospect resident Mike Capra has always been an entertainer. He caught the stage bug in elementary school. Since then, he's primarily been acting and writing. Now...
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Weekend picks: London's 'War Horse' gallops to the big screenJan 04, 2017 5:00 am - Into battle "War Horse" was a children's novel by author Michael Murpurgo about an English horse enduring many horrors of World War I. Its award-winning stage adaptation...
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Theater events: 'Men on Boats' gets regional premiere at American Theater CompanyJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Regional premiere American Theater Company presents the regional premiere of "Men on Boats," Jaclyn Backhaus' tale about explorers mapping the Green and Colorado rivers ...
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Steel Beam to hold audition for 'Looking Glass Land'Jan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Calling all actors, singers and dancers, age 8-17. Auditions for the youth production of "Looking Glass Land," directed by Cordaro Johnson, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturd...