Performing Arts
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Messy plot, platitudes cloud rarely produced Hansberry drama at GoodmanMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - In 1959, Chicago playwright Lorraine Hansberry's masterwork, “A Raisin in the Sun,” became the first drama by an African-American woman produced on Broadway. She follow...
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Auditions open for 'West Side Story' in SchaumburgMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Summer Theatre will hold auditions for lead roles, supporting parts, chorus and dancers to be cast in "West Side Story." Auditions, by appointment, will take ...
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'Chicago' maintains razzle dazzle in Windy City returnMay 11, 2016 12:00 pm - Could it be that the hard-edge elbows of the hit musical “Chicago” have gotten even sharper? Let's just say that recent political events have made the musical's enduring...
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New play explores life, legacy of slain teen Trayvon Martin
May 11, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Trayvon Martin has often been in the thoughts of playwright and activist Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj in the four years since the 17-year-old unarmed black boy...
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'Machinal' takes stage at North Central CollegeMay 10, 2016 11:00 pm - "Machinal," a play inspired by the true story of Ruth Snyder, the first woman to be executed at Sing Sing Prison in 1928, takes the stage for four performances May 19-22...
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Open auditions for 'A Chorus Line' set for May 16-18May 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Summer Theatre will present "A Chorus Line" which will run at the Hemmens Cultural Center July 15-17, 22-24. Get a glimpse backstage as 17 performers compete for e...
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Pregnant Audra McDonald to temporarily leave 'Shuffle Along'
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Theater events: Chicago Shakespeare premieres two-part 'Tug of War' epicMay 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Steel Beam premiere The Scanlon family's annual Independence Day celebration on Cape Cod goes awry in "When Not That Good Will Do," a new dysfunctional family comed...
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Darren Criss to play 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' out West
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Tony nominations help 'Waitress,' and 'Shuffle Along'