Performing Arts
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See 'When the Cat's Away' at Riverfront PlayhouseJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - The Riverfront Playhouse, 13 Water St. in Aurora, continues its production of "When the Cat's Away" by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, ...
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Sunday picks: Be enchanted by 'Swan Lake' at CODJan 15, 2017 6:17 am - Enchanted elegance The Russian National Ballet Theatre brings a touring production of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet "Swan Lake" on Sunday to College of DuPage's McAninc...
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Weekend picks: It's the riding of the bulls at AllstateJan 14, 2017 6:00 am - Hold the beef Some of the world's top bull riders compete at the PBR: Professional Bull Riders Chicago Invitational this weekend at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim ...
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Theater events: Arc celebrates strong women of 'Steel'Jan 14, 2017 5:30 am - Comic caper Suburbanites on the brink of economic disaster during the 2008 recession resort to crime with humorous results in "Random Theft and Other Acts," by John Davi...
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Woodland Middle School winter playJan 14, 2017 12:00 am - Woodland Middle School's drama club will present its winter play, "Dr. Evil and the Basket of Kittens," Friday, Jan. 27, and Saturday, Jan. 28. Performances will be at 7...
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Aurora native stars in Drury Lane's revamped 'Saturday Night Fever'Jan 13, 2017 5:00 am - Broadway veteran Adrian Aguilar was honored when Drury Lane Theatre approached him to audition for its revamped production of “Saturday Night Fever.” But the Aurora nati...
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'The Sparrow' at Libertyville HighJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Libertyville High School will present the play "The Sparrow" on Friday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. in the studio theater. The pla...
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Watch Lyric Opera's 'Bel Canto' from the comfort of homeJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - "Bel Canto," the opera inspired by Ann Patchett's 2001 novel about a hostage crisis in Peru, had its world premiere in late 2015 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and you c...
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'Charlotte's Web' musical performance Monday in PalatineJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - "Charlotte's Web" will be brought to life in a musical performance for children in kindergarten through fourth grade at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Cutting Hall Perfo...
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'Random Theft and Other Acts' opens at Steel Beam Theatre, St. CharlesJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Marge Uhlarik-Boller, director of “Random Theft and Other Acts,” debuting at the Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles this weekend, knows people hate to leave their warm ho...