Performing Arts
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Improv Playhouse Theater to present 'Smilin' Saturday Stories'Sep 20, 2016 1:00 am - Improv Playhouse Theater Productions continues its family series with "Smilin' Saturday Stories" on Saturdays at the black box theater in the Round Lake Beach Cultural &...
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Local playwright works with Buffalo Grove High School on fall playSep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - A local playwright recently worked alongside Buffalo Grove High School students performing in his play this fall. Scott Shallenbarger stopped by Buffalo Grove High Schoo...
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$15 million tax credit to fund Aurora arts centerSep 17, 2016 1:00 am - For the arts in Aurora, the future looks ever brighter thanks to a multimillion-dollar tax credit that will help fund a new downtown arts center. The Illinois Housing D...
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Theater events: Steel Beam fetes Shakespeare in 90 minutesSep 16, 2016 6:00 am - Shakespeare abridged Steel Beam Theatre marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death and the start of the company's 16th season with "The Complete Wor...
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5 ideas for weekend fun in the suburbsSep 16, 2016 1:00 am - Classical concerts, an afternoon with an entertainment legend and plenty of festivals offer lots of ways to keep busy this weekend. Here are five ideas. For others, go t...
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Writers Theatre's 'Julius Caesar' a tale for our timeSep 15, 2016 11:00 pm - “That part of tyranny that I do bear, I can shake off at pleasure.” Among the uneasy musings of Roman citizens that bookend Writers Theatre's superb production of “Juliu...
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Musical 'Something Rotten!' to close on Broadway on Jan. 1
Sep 15, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Tony Award best musical nominee "Something Rotten!" - a valentine to Broadway shows - will close on the Great White Way early next year. Kevin McColl...
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Students can audition for variety showSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein High School students can audition for an upcoming charitable variety show Sept. 20 and Sept. 27. The auditions are set for 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Previou...
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Paramount's 'Mamma Mia!' embraces the glitzSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - If having a song stuck in your head for days is a sign that you enjoyed a musical, then Paramount Theatre's production of "Mamma Mia!" did its job. "Mamma mia, here I go...
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Suburban playwright's 'Naperville' gets Chicago premiereSep 14, 2016 11:00 pm - At some point in a writer's professional life, he or she hears this advice: Write about what you know. Mat Smart took that advice to heart and applied it to his play “N...