Performing Arts
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BrightSide Youth to present 'Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.'Jan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - When the curtain goes up on most BrightSide Theatre productions, audiences are treated to performances by professional actors. But those who attend an upcoming show just...
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Sunday picks: International troupes play puppet festivalJan 22, 2017 6:18 am - Crumply characters The 2017 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival continues with the return of Montreal-based Théâtre Puzzle and its show "Plastique," which show...
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Algonquin skater follows his dreams with Disney on IceJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - Algonquin's Kyle Shropshire took to the ice not long after he learned to walk. “My mom was in the Ice Capades back in the day, and she became a skating coach. So my si...
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Mundelein Theater gives 'Midsummer Night' a twistJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein Theatre is putting a modern twist on one of William Shakespeare's most enduring and endearing comedies, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The play is set in the da...
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Oak Brook's First Folio premieres 'Captain Blood' swashbucklerJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - When First Folio Theatre executive producer David Rice proposed adapting Rafael Sabatini's 1922 swashbuckler “Captain Blood” five years ago, he had only one condition: t...
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'Footloose' at Prairie Center in SchaumburgJan 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Everybody cuts loose in Schaumburg On Stage's musical stage presentation of "Footloose," which continues through Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for th...
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'Theatre Week' bonanza features 120 Chicago-area productions
Jan 19, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago Theatre Week 2017 is just weeks away and tickets are on sale. The fifth annual celebration of live theater in the Second City will be held Feb. 9 to 19...
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Shakespeare coming to Mundelein HighJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein High School students will stage a different take on William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" next month. Although the story and language are the same ...
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Schaumburg On Stage opens 'Footloose' FridayJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Schaumburg On Stage, a Northwest suburban theater company for young actors, will present the musical "Footloose" from Friday, Jan. 20 through Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Pra...
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Weekend picks: Laugh at politics with Capitol StepsJan 18, 2017 5:00 am - Political laughs The Capitol Steps find humor from this most recent election season with the touring revue "What to Expect When You're Electing" starting Thursday at the...