Performing Arts
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Salvation, self-awareness at core of Northlight's 'Discord'May 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy walk into a room. Substitute “bar” for “room” and you have the setup for a literary-historical joke. In this case, howe...
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Nomad Theatre Company's Youth Cast presents '13 The Musical'May 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Nomad Theatre Company's Youth Cast presents "13 The Musical" on May 20-22 at The Arts Center of St. Charles, 2422 W. Main St. Performances are 7 p.m. Friday, 4 and 7 p.m...
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Chicago's Goodman Theatre opens new education center
May 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago's Goodman Theatre is opening its new education center this week with events that include an open house on Saturday. The Alice Rapoport Center for Educa...
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Dig at theater where Shakespeare worked uncovers a surprise
May 17, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON - London's relentless building boom has dug up another chunk of the city's history - one with a surprise for scholars of Shakespearean theater. Archaeologists are...
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Review: Vogel's 'Indecent' adds humor and insight to past
May 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paula Vogel's powerful new play "Indecent" is truly a celebration of the power of theater. A seasoned cast presents the story of a controversial early 20...
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Theater events: Wheaton native co-adapts 'Johanna Faustus' for HypocritesMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - Classic updated Wheaton native Emily Casey makes her professional playwriting debut co-adapting "Johanna Faustus" with Hypocrites artistic director Sean Graney. The...
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No, this Broadway costumer doesn't just 'shop all day'
May 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Finding costume designer Suttirat Larlarb isn't easy these days. Finding her work is easy. She's costuming an opera in Los Angeles, a TV show in Toronto,...
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Mundelein's Got TalentMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - More than 200 dancers of all skill levels and expertise will perform for the annual Mundelein's Got Talent recitals at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21, and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunda...
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Concerts, comedy and more this weekend in the suburbsMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - Concerts and comedy lead the weekend in the suburbs. Here are five ideas. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar. Steel Beam premiere: The Scanlon family's annual In...
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New theater company comes to Lake ForestMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - Suburban newcomer Lake Forest Theatre announced its inaugural season will begin June 10 with "The Secret Garden." Artistic director Steve Malone will helm the musical ...