Performing Arts
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'Bullets Over Broadway' gives actor chance to reconnect to Chicago rootsApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - Actor Rick Grossman is glad that "Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical" was booked into the recently re-renamed The Private Bank Theatre for its two-week Chicago-premiere ...
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'Catch Me If You Can' onstage at LZHSApr 17, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Zurich High School will perform its spring musical, "Catch Me If You Can," at the school's Performing Arts Center, 300 Church St., April 27-30. All shows are at 7:3...
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Weekend picks: Fun Run in Color 5K, Mike MerryfieldApr 16, 2016 6:55 am - Color splash dash Runners are showered along a race route with vibrant dyes made from safe, food-grade, biodegradable cornstarch at the Wheaton Fun Run in Color 5K. See...
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Weekend picks: Rihanna brings her 'Anti World Tour' to the United CenterApr 15, 2016 5:00 am - Pop superstar Get ready for lots of pop and R&B stage spectacle when Grammy Award-winner Rihanna performs her “The Anti World Tour” at the United Center, 1901 Madis...
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Williams Street Rep announces new season, equity agreementApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Williams Street Repertory announced Friday it will kick off its 2016-17 season in Crystal Lake with a July theater festival. Williams Street Rep also announced it has en...
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5 entertaining options for the weekendApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - A soprano from St. Charles belts out a challenging opera on theater screens across the suburbs. A dad mines kids for comedy in Aurora. And a beloved musical gets a reviv...
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Bradshaw's 'Carlyle' makes comic case for African-American conservativesApr 14, 2016 11:00 am - Thomas Bradshaw is at it again. With his world-premiere “Carlyle” for the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, the Evanston-based provocateur playwright serves up a frequently fu...
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'Willy Wonka' coming to Lake ZurichApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Middle School South students will present a multimedia play of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, and 2 p.m. Saturday, April...
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A Shakespeare musical comedyApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - "The People vs. Friar Laurence: The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet," a musical comedy will close this weekend with performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p...
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Catch 'Bye Bye Birdie' at Larkin this weekendApr 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Young cast brings energy to 'Bye Bye Birdie' at Larkin H.S