Performing Arts
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5 suburban holiday shows for a 'Wonderful' weekendDec 16, 2016 12:00 am - If this week's weather has you seeking holiday spirit somewhere out of the cold, you're in luck. Here are five seasonal (indoor) shows that might just entice you to vent...
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A revelation ruptures an evangelical community in Steppenwolf's 'Christians'Dec 15, 2016 5:45 am - At the beginning of Lucas Hnath's “The Christians,” one of the characters asked congregation members to bow their heads in prayer. At least one audience member attending...
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'Hamilton' cast to entertain during lottery for $10 ticketsDec 15, 2016 12:00 am - A free holiday "#Ham4Ham" show featuring cast members from the Chicago company of "Hamilton" is slated for noon Saturday, Dec. 17, during a live lottery for $10 tickets ...
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New Second City revue mines postelection 'Discontent' for laughsDec 14, 2016 5:00 am - “The Winner ... of Our Discontent,” the latest Second City revue, makes explicit in its title everything about its content. Animated by the lingering, postelection mala...
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Joffrey's new 'Nutcracker' dazzles in Chicago settingDec 13, 2016 3:00 pm - It might be too soon to call the Joffrey Ballet's world-premiere production of “The Nutcracker” a new Chicago landmark. But if the ecstatic opening-night response is any...
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Chicago actor makes touring debut as title understudy in 'Phantom of the Opera'Dec 13, 2016 10:00 am - When Chicago actor Travis Taylor was cast in his first national touring job in “The Phantom of the Opera,” he never suspected that he would also be sharing roles played ...
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Frankie Valli not crying as 'Jersey Boys' prepares to close
Dec 13, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The guy who gave us the song "Big Girls Don't Cry" isn't tearing up over the imminent closing of the Broadway show about his life, "Jersey Boys." "I'm not sa...
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Theater events: Improv Playhouse remounts 'It's a Wonderful Life'Dec 13, 2016 5:00 am - 'Wonderful Life' Improv Playhouse remounts its radio adaptation of "It's a Wonderful Life," Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic about everyman George Bailey who glimpses ...
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How 'Hamilton' finds success with teen audienceDec 13, 2016 5:00 am - It's not easy getting someone my age excited about a Broadway-style production. With rare exceptions, the music and storylines of most such shows aren't exactly aimed a...
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Alma Dance School to put on 'Nutcracker' this weekendDec 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Alma Dance School, a Cuban-method ballet school in Wheaton, will be performing a holiday tradition, "The Nutcracker" ballet. The performances will be at 7 p.m. Saturday...