Performing Arts
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Dundee students stage 'High School Musical'Apr 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Dundee Middle School will present "High School Musical Jr." at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theater, 1700 Spartan Dr...
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Young adult fiction booming on Broadway but cute it ain't
Apr 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When actress and playwright Claudia Shear was first approached to turn a novel for young adults into a Broadway musical, she was slightly stunned. "You w...
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Theater events: Janus stages streamlined 'Hamlet'Apr 19, 2016 5:54 am - Re-imagined 'Hamlet' Janus Theatre Company concludes its 18th season with a streamlined, promenade-style production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," about a devot...
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Grant students rehearse for 'Mary Poppins'Apr 19, 2016 1:00 am - Dress rehearsals are in full swing at Grant Community High School as students gear up for Friday's opening performance of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's "Mary Poppins."...
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CLC wants summer musical performersApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - College of Lake County will hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 23 and 24, for the summer musical "South Pacific." Singers, dancers and actors of all ages may auditi...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' wins Pulitzer for drama
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New Philharmonic in Glen Ellyn announces 40th anniversary seasonApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - It's a season of anniversaries for The New Philharmonic, the resident orchestra at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. The recently announced 2016-17 season marks not only ...
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See 'Last Train to Nibroc' this weekend in ElginApr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - "Last Train to Nibroc," written by Arlene Hutton and directed by Matt Fox, will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, to Saturday, April 23, at Next Door Theater, 1...
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Jacobs High School puts on 'The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon'Apr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Jacobs High School presents "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the school, 2601 Bunk...
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Sunday picks: Cheryl Niemo and the Down Home BoysApr 17, 2016 7:15 am - Down-home diddies Cheryl Niemo and the Down Home Boys - featuring vocalist Cheryl Niemo, Marty Brunkalla on mandolin and fiddle and guitarist Pete Jonsson - perform...