Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Margaret Cho brings comedy to GeneseeDec 09, 2016 5:00 am - Cho, you know Leave the kiddies at home if you want to get some adults-only laughs from comedian Margaret Cho (“Drop Dead Diva,” “All About Sex”) tonight at the Genesee ...
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Award-winning 'Curious Incident' a must-see at Oriental TheatreDec 08, 2016 7:00 am - A dog struck dead by a pitchfork on a grid-patterned stage is the disturbing image that greets audiences for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Now ma...
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CLC play to benefit theater studentsDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - College of Lake County will host a fundraising play Friday benefiting theater students. "Lunatics, Lovers and Poets," a celebration of William Shakespeare to help theat...
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Weekend picks: What's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld?Dec 07, 2016 5:00 am - Festivus fan Find out what little things are currently bothering comedy superstar Jerry Seinfeld when he does four standup shows on Thursday and Friday at the Chicago Th...
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Auditions for 'Bring It On: The Musical' in Libertyville on Dec. 14Dec 07, 2016 12:00 am - Seventh- to 12th-grade musical theater students with intermediate to advanced experience are sought to schedule auditions for Improv Playhouse Elite's production of "Bri...
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He won fame on TV but found a home on Broadway
Dec 06, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fourteen years ago, with 23 million people watching, Justin Guarini came achingly close to superstardom. Guarini, with his mop of curls and a taste for f...
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Theater: 'Carol' re-imagined in Highland ParkDec 06, 2016 5:00 am - 'Carol' re-imagined Northwestern University graduate Alexandra Shields stars as Scrooge in the Improv Playhouse and GreenStick Theater Company production of Charles Dick...
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Wheaton Drama to present 'A Christmas Carol'Dec 06, 2016 12:00 am - Charles Dickens ' "A Christmas Carol" will be presented in the style of readers theater by Wheaton Drama as its winter fundraiser. Director Pam Turlow explained how rea...
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Do it Yourself "Messiah" set for Dec. 17 in WaukeganDec 05, 2016 10:00 pm - The Waukegan Park District Cultural Arts Department presents its holiday tradition, the Joseph A. Favero Memorial Do It Yourself "Messiah" and Carol Sing-Along. The 12th...
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Chicago-bound 'Curious Incident' star steps into mentor's roleDec 05, 2016 5:00 am - The Chicago-bound tour of the hit play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is led by a young actor with a special tie to the guy who won a Tony Award in ...