Performing Arts
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Sunday picks: Celebrate Profiles in ExcellenceFeb 07, 2016 5:54 am - Honoring youth Join the Lake County Forest Preserves for a tribute to African-American youth at the 33rd Annual Profiles in Excellence program at the Greenbelt Cult...
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'Twelve Angry Jurors' on stage Feb. 11-13Feb 07, 2016 12:00 am - Vernon Hills High School's Backlight Theatre Company will present the play "Twelve Angry Jurors" Feb. 11-13. The curtain will rise at 7:30 p.m. each day in the school's ...
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Weekend picks: Cue the romance with Jim BrickmanFeb 06, 2016 6:12 am - Piano man Get in a romantic mood by catching composer and pianist Jim Brickman in concert on Saturday at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago ...
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Weekend picks: Laugh along with Marina FranklinFeb 05, 2016 4:12 am - Comic career Catch up with the career of Chicago-native comedian Marina Franklin (HBO's "Divorce," Comedy Central's "Inside Amy Schumer") when she performs standup ...
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First Folio stages a seafaring Wodehouse comedyFeb 05, 2016 4:00 am - For its fourth dip into the P.G. Wodehouse canon, a nautical romp titled “Jeeves at Sea,” First Folio Theatre sticks with the tried-and-true. That translates to reunitin...
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Libertyville High to stage Christie playFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - Libertyville High School will stage Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution" on Feb. 12-13. The curtain will rise at 7:30 p.m. each day in the Butler Lake Auditor...
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Playwright Lauren Gunderson is enjoying a wave of interest
Feb 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lauren Gunderson is such a rare theatrical talent, you might be tempted to approach her very quietly, so as not to frighten her away. "Indeed. Be careful...
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Theater events: Goodman stages world premiere of '2666'Feb 04, 2016 5:00 am - Epic drama Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls and playwright-in-residence Seth Bockley adapt and co-direct the world premiere of "2666." The posthumous nove...
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Tickets available for 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at Stevenson HSFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Stevenson High School will stage the play "The Importance of Being Earnest" this weekend. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Lincolnshire school's Lit...
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ECC Musical Theatre to put on 'Monty Python's Spamalot' Feb. 20-28Feb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its spring production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy "Monty Python's Spamalot" from Saturday, Feb. 20 thro...