Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Catch comedy with Owen BenjaminApr 29, 2016 5:15 am - Joke time Catch up with comedian Owen Benjamin (“Sullivan & Son,” “The Internet is Weird”) when he performs a series of standup routines starting Thursday at the Improv ...
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Review: Broadway's new 'Shuffle Along' celebrates a past hit
Apr 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The last Broadway show to open this season has a mouthful of a name and an astonishing array of stars. "Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensa...
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Seth Rudetsky sees no 'Disaster' casting his friends in show
Apr 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Seth Rudetsky has always had a dream of writing and performing in a show surrounded by friends. Earlier this year, the multi-talented Rudetsky took that ...
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Weekend picks: Stars On Ice skates into RosemontApr 27, 2016 5:00 am - Champion skaters Olympic Gold Medalists Meryl Davis & Charlie White, National Champions and Olympic medalists Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Jeremy Abbott and many more ar...
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All about the tour: Meghan Trainor to play RosemontApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor brings "The Untouchable Tour" to the Rosemont Theatre in August. Trainor, with guests Hailee Steinfeld and Comm...
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Theater events: Second City e.t.c. opens 40th revueApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - e.t.c.'s new revue Second City e.t.c. opens its 40th revue, "A Red Line Runs Through It," which asks the questions: How does the past sculpt the future and are we a...
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Review: Poignancy is polished at musical 'Tuck Everlasting'
Apr 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Tuck Everlasting," the new musical that deals with eternal life, has wisely been put in the hands of someone whose work on Broadway never seems to die -...
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Ferguson's 'Fully Committed,' taking on 40 roles in new play
Apr 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Jesse Tyler Ferguson last starred on Broadway, he had to spell. This time around, it's more about counting. The "Modern Family" star takes on more t...
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Lombard actress tackles three challenging roles in 'Splintered Soul'Apr 26, 2016 6:00 am - Johanna McKenzie Miller considers herself a storyteller. And in her latest production, she's telling three stories at once. The Lombard resident appears in the Midwest p...
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Special guests to join 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' at M.H.S.Apr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - The year was 1922, the height of the Jazz Age. Modern women were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the workforce and rewriting the rules of love. Mund...