Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Secret Colours, 'One-Man Star Wars'Apr 22, 2016 5:00 am - The call of Colours It all starts as a soulful '60s psychedelic jam fest that cries out for a blanket to sit on. But when the lads from Secret Colours turn on the Brit-p...
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Prince fans applaud 'next closest thing' at tribute in St. CharlesApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - The timing was perfect. The glow sticks - more than 900 of them - were purple like Prince's famous "Purple Rain." Friday evening at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles wa...
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Images: Prince fans applaud 'next closest thing' at tribute show in St. CharlesApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - One day after the death of recording star Prince, the tribute band The Purple Xperience performed at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles ...
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5 entertaining options for the weekendApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Celebrate Earth Day at Cosley Zoo's Party for the Planet. See Janus Theatre's re-imagined “Hamlet.” Enjoy a Julie Andrews tribute at the Metropolis. These are just a few...
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Short & Sweet critic enjoys humor in 'Bullets over Broadway'Apr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Hilarity ensues when a playwright has to cast the girlfriend of the mobster who finances the production of his new play. "I think Dave was probably my favorite character...
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Marriott's well-sung 'Evita' still a timeless taleApr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - “Oh what a circus. Oh what a show.” On opening night of Marriott Theatre's “Evita,” I couldn't help thinking how the lyrics Tim Rice penned 40 years ago reflect so thoro...
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Jessica Lange revisits an 'extraordinary' play on Broadway
Apr 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For her one day off this week playing a drug-addled mother in the Broadway revival of the monumental "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Jessica Lange had a...
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Review: Darkly wonderful 'American Psycho' slays onstage
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Misfires mar comic 'Bullets Over Broadway'Apr 20, 2016 11:00 pm - The 2014 musical "Bullets Over Broadway" is a rare example of a show that is both exhilarating and exasperating - sometimes at the same time. Local audiences can get a s...
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Elgin's Janus Theatre offers a fresh take on 'Hamlet'Apr 20, 2016 5:30 am - “Hamlet.” To some it is a long ponderous story, where a person can expect their legs to fall asleep. But this won't be the case with Janus Theatre's upcoming adaptation...