Performing Arts
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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
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Broadway label Sh-K-Boom Records celebrates its Sweet 16
Apr 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Kurt Deutsch didn't intend to become the Clive Davis of Broadway when he converted a second bedroom into the headquarters of a new record company. ...
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What it's like to be on Broadway when you're not 'Hamilton'
Apr 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The man of the moment on Broadway is, without question, Alexander Hamilton. With all the hoopla and hubbub, it's tempting to think all the other shows ar...
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Theater events: 'In the Heat of the Night' closes Shattered Globe's seasonApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - Page, screen to stage Shattered Globe Theatre concludes its 25th season with a timely production of "In the Heat of the Night," adapted by Matt Pelfrey from John Ba...
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'Shrek the Musical' dazzles at Dundee-CrownApr 13, 2016 5:55 am - Described as a "high-energy work that entertains," "Shrek the Musical" will be performed this weekend at the Dundee-Crown High School auditorium, 1500 Kings Road, Carpen...
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Weekend picks: Bluesman Robert Cray plays St. CharlesApr 13, 2016 5:00 am - Tax Day blues Grammy Award-winning bluesman Robert Cray performs a special Tax Day concert on Friday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$69. (630) ...
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'Legally Blonde Jr.' in LincolnshireApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - Actors at Daniel Wright Middle School were seeing pink Wednesday as they held a dress rehearsal for their production of "Legally Blonde Jr." in Lincolnshire. The musica...
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'Cats' opens Friday at Cutting Hall in PalatineApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - ArtReach Educational Theatre is staging the musical "Cats" April 15-23 at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St. in Palatine. The play by Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on "Old Pos...
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MCC Student Pride Club to host 5th annual drag showApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - McHenry County College's student Pride Club will host its fifth annual "MCC Drag Show" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16, in the college's Luecht Conference...
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Broadway veterans will star in 'Motown' reboot on Broadway
Apr 12, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The hit musical about Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is coming back to Broadway this summer led by an actor who actually met the music icon long befo...