Performing Arts
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Play of George Orwell's '1984' coming to Broadway this year
Feb 03, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new British stage adaptation of George Orwell's chilling dystopic novel "1984" is coming to an America where issues of "newspeak" and surveillance are ...
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Weekend picks: Catch the bull by the horns at Sears CentreFeb 03, 2017 5:00 am - Get a grip See world-class barrel racing and other daring competitions at the Professional Champion Bullriders Tour World Finale XI this weekend at the Sears Centre Aren...
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5 ideas for this weekend in the suburbsFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - Woodstock celebrates Groundhog Days, the Morton Arboretum welcomes pups to its trails and bucking bulls take the ring at Hoffman Estates' Sears Centre. Here are a few id...
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Rosary to host Fine Arts Dinner Theatre Feb. 18Feb 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Enjoy an evening of dining and entertainment at Rosary High School's annual Fine Arts Dinner Theatre Saturday, Feb. 18, at the school, 901 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. T...
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Mozart meets his match: Stage hit 'Amadeus' comes to screen
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Memories of Whitney Houston haunt stage version of 'The Bodyguard'Feb 02, 2017 12:00 am - There's an odd artistic battle of one pop diva imitating another in "The Bodyguard." The late Whitney Houston made her film debut in the 1992 movie playing Rachel Marron...
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First Folio delivers rousing pirate's tale with 'Captain Blood'Feb 01, 2017 10:00 am - A hearty shanty may not be the way swashbucklers typically begin. But when it's accompanied by a rollicking battle, like the one that launches First Folio Theatre's fami...
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Weekend picks: Catch TBS' Theo Von live at Schaumburg's ImprovFeb 01, 2017 5:00 am - Deals with it Comedian Theo Von, a regular on the TBS practical joke series "Deal With It," appears live for standup sets starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase...
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Glenbard West to present 'She Kills Monsters'Jan 31, 2017 10:00 pm - Glenbard West High School will present the play "She Kills Monsters," a high-octane dramatic comedy with nasty ogres, homicidal fairies and '90s pop culture. The play w...
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Theater events: Aurora's Paramount revives Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd'Jan 31, 2017 5:00 am - 'Sweeney' returns Paul-Jordan Jansen plays Sweeney, the former barber Benjamin Barker, who returns home after 15 years in prison vowing revenge on the corrupt judge who ...