Performing Arts
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Theater events: Family-friendly 'Snow White' comes to the MetropolisApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Snow White on stage The Chicago Kids Company brings its production of the well-loved fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to the Metropolis Performing Arts ...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin goes wild with 'The Jungle Book'Apr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Back for its 115th production on April 8-10, Children's Theatre of Elgin (CTE) will present an exciting musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic, "The Jungle Book...
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Tracy Letts' latest play premieres at SteppenwolfApr 04, 2016 4:30 pm - The day before the first performance of his latest play, Tracy Letts is cool as a cucumber. “My temperature doesn't rise. I sleep well. I don't chew my nails,” he says ...
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Review: Reunion takes unexpected turn in 'Antlia Pneumatica'
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ghosts from our past are often in our minds, but thinking they walk among us is another story. Ann Washburn provides a realistic, disarming ghost tale, i...
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Albright Theatre's 'Over the Tavern' to open April 22Apr 03, 2016 11:00 pm - The Albright Theatre Company in Batavia is proud to present "Over the Tavern" by Tom Dudzick, a show that is sure to put a smile on your face. It is a warm and hilarious...
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Life beyond the suburbs? How some world-premiere musicals faredApr 03, 2016 6:00 am - Chicago has a sterling reputation as a tryout town for Broadway-bound musicals. And in recent years, suburban theaters have joined downtown stages in producing world-pre...
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Star abruptly leaves Broadway's Cirque du Soleil show
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Theater events: Goodman stages world premiere of 'Carlyle'Apr 01, 2016 6:00 am - 'Carlyle' premieres James Earl Jones II stars as the titular character in Goodman Theatre's world premiere of "Carlyle," a political comedy about an ambitious Afric...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - Like music? Comedy? A mix of both? You're in luck this weekend with concerts, musicals and more in the suburbs. Here are five ideas. For more, go to dailyherald.com/cale...
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Teen actress stars in 'Diary of Anne Frank' at MetropolisMar 31, 2016 11:00 am - As a senior at Stevenson High School, Claire Katz-Mariani has appeared in many of its plays, as well as in productions staged by the Buffalo Grove Park District. But rec...