Performing Arts
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South Elgin teens tackle Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'Nov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - When Jess Smith, who teaches English and drama at South Elgin High School, decided this year was the year to tackle Shakespeare, she knew immediately which play to under...
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'Pippin' returns to Harper - three decades laterNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Exactly 34 years after its initial run, "Pippin" is returning to the Harper College stage. The Harper Ensemble Theatre Company will present the coming-of-age tale Nov. ...
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Mundelein High School to present fall play, 'The Best Man'Nov 07, 2016 12:00 am - The political satire "The Best Man" by the celebrated American writer, essayist and commentator Gore Vidal, will be presented by Mundelein Theatre on Thursday, Friday an...
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Marriott's 'Singin' in the Rain' makes a splashNov 07, 2016 12:00 am - It's always tricky to adapt motion pictures into stage productions, especially when the original is about movies. That's one of the challenges of "Singin' in the Rain,"...
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Billy Gardell looks ahead to new dramatic role, Paramount showNov 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Comedian and actor Billy Gardell gets a bit wistful when he speaks about “Mike & Molly,” the CBS sitcom he starred in with Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy. The show e...
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Oakton celebrates Veterans Day with play exploring the world of female soldiersNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - A free performance of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble's acclaimed play, "Women at War," which focuses on females serving on the front lines in the military, is at 1 p.m., Thu...
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Experts debate sex and alcohol in Utah 'Deadpool' case
Nov 04, 2016 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah court fight over alcohol, sex and "Deadpool" is drawing in experts dueling over banning booze at suggestive movies and the artistic value of...
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Seniors treated to a musical by VHHSNov 04, 2016 1:00 am - Members of the Vernon Hills High School National Honor Society served lasagna, garlic bread and apple pie to local seniors before treating them to some entertainment. A...
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'Fun Home' charms with complex characters, riveting scoreNov 04, 2016 1:00 am - At least one woman attending Thursday's opening of "Fun Home" left disappointed. "I need razzle-dazzle, jazz hands," she told her companions as they made their way to t...
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'Lion King Jr.'takes stage in SchaumburgNov 03, 2016 11:00 pm - It's not every day the stage at the Schaumburg Park District's Community Recreation Center is transformed into an African savanna. That's exactly the plan when a cast o...