Performing Arts
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Metropolis announces additions to 2016-17 seasonJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights announced several additions to its 2016-2017 season, including the return of The Second City and a holiday fav...
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Goodman cooks up hearty personal drama in 'Soups, Stews'Jun 01, 2016 12:00 pm - A laughably stereotypical 1970s kitchen greets audiences for Rebecca Gilman's world-premiere drama “Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976” at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago...
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Meet David Korins, the man behind the look of 'Hamilton'May 31, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - When you see the Broadway smash "Hamilton" - if you're lucky enough to see it, that is - you should know that something important quietly happens at intermiss...
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'Hamilton' star Daveed Diggs enjoys access to new worldMay 30, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - These days, Daveed Diggs finds himself in the eye of a hurricane. And it is quiet. The Ivy League-educated rapper and actor from California has earned a Tony ...
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Sunday picks: Folk singer Ben Bedford plays in Lake CountyMay 29, 2016 7:12 am - Ben Bedford Folk singer and songwriter Ben Bedford performs in a Lake County Folk Club-sponsored concert at Fatman Bowl, 13860 Rockland Road, Green Oaks. $10-$15. Call f...
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Weekend picks: Belvederes bring the roots rock to Fitzgerald'sMay 28, 2016 7:05 am - Belvederes in the spotlight Fitzgerald's is hosting a family affair Saturday night when far Northwest suburban-based roots rockers The Belvederes take the stage. The Bel...
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Waukegan's Jon Michael Hill uses 'Elementary' break to return to SteppenwolfMay 27, 2016 6:00 am - Jon Michael Hill is one busy guy. On hiatus from the CBS drama “Elementary,” in which he plays detective Marcus Bell, the Waukegan native is back at Steppenwolf Theatre...
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Deadline approaching for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentMay 27, 2016 5:47 am - Singer-songwriter Meghan Foley of Villa Park is in it to win it for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent. A 2015 Top 10 finalist and that season's online Fan Favorite, Foley ha...
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Weekend picks: Splash into fun at Hurricane HarborMay 27, 2016 5:23 am - Make a splash Dig out those swimsuits for the Opening Weekend of Hurricane Harbor water park beginning today at Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee....
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Chicago Shakespeare's bold, bracing 'Foreign Fire' testifies to war's inevitabilityMay 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater's “Tug of War: Foreign Fire” illustrates in sobering detail truths universal: War shatters families. It decimates communities. It crushes nob...