Performing Arts
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West Chicago drama students raise $80K for Scotland tripJul 15, 2016 5:00 am - Raising $80,000 in a year is no easy task, but a small group of West Chicago Community High School actors did their best to do just that, combining fundraising and money...
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High School Comedy Playhouse theater program presents 'Bat-Hamlet'Jul 14, 2016 11:00 pm - The High School Comedy Playhouse theater program at Palatine Park District presents "Bat-Hamlet" at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Perfo...
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'Book of Mormon' even better second time aroundJul 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Even if you've seen the wildly popular "The Book of Mormon" before, it's worth it to check out the current Broadway in Chicago production at PrivateBank Theatre, 18 W. M...
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Broadway star Barbara Cook recounts highs, lows in memoir
Jul 14, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Cook has won a Tony Award, a Grammy and she's a Kennedy Center honoree. But the thing she seems most pleased about these days is her latest title...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park features laughter, love and a dogJul 14, 2016 5:30 am - Although Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" is considered one of his weakest and earliest comedy plays, the Midsummer Theatre Troupe will make the play one to remem...
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Change in director doesn't stop Elgin Summer Theatre's 'A Chorus Line'Jul 14, 2016 5:30 am - Although a new director took charge of Elgin Summer Theatre's "A Chorus Line" just a month before opening night, everyone involved is confident they'll put on a great sh...
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Steppenwolf's affecting 'Riverside' resonates with authenticityJul 13, 2016 8:45 am - Steppenwolf Theatre's regional premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' genuine, jam-packed “Between Riverside and Crazy” is as timely as last week's headlines. The press openi...
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Fox Valley Park District to present 'Joseph'Jul 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Ready to "Go Go Go" this weekend? Go to the Paramount Theatre, that is, where the Fox Valley Park District's Premiere Theatre Company presents a biblical re-enactment wi...
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William Shakespeare is coming to ElginJul 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre Company, in collaboration with Duplicity Ensemble, welcomes Nathan Wonder to perform his award-winning play "William Shakespeare Lives" at the Elgin Art Sh...
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Theater events: Janus celebrates a young Shakespeare in new showJul 11, 2016 11:00 pm - ‘Shakespeare Lives' Janus Theatre Company and Duplicity Ensemble present former Chicago actor/director Nathan Wonder in his original production “William Shakespeare...