Performing Arts
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Theater events: Pulitzer-winning 'The Flick' premieres at SteppenwolfJan 25, 2016 10:00 pm - Movie time Co-workers at a rundown Massachusetts movie theater form an unlikely friendship in "The Flick," Annie Baker's 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama in its Ch...
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'Cabaret' US tour stars an actress who says 'it's a dream'
Jan 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The national tour of the thrilling musical "Cabaret" is about to launch and it's led by a young woman who knows it intimately. After all, she watched it ...
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First Folio reteams comic duo for 'Jeeves at Sea'Jan 25, 2016 4:00 am - For First Folio Theatre co-founder and artistic director Alison C. Vesely, tapping Christian Gray as bumbling playboy Bertie Wooster and Jim McCance as his unflappable s...
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Drury Lane delivers impressive production of dated 'Birdie'Jan 24, 2016 6:45 am - Don't be surprised if Drury Lane Theatre's impressive, stylish staging of "Bye Bye Birdie" inspires mixed feelings. On one hand, this 1960 musical is both a nostalgic r...
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Suburban dance teams bound for stateJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - High school dance teams from across the suburbs had a strong showing at sectionals Saturday, with more than 40 squads advancing to the state championships next weekend. ...
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Claire Danes to join John Krasinski onstage this spring
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George Takei's 'Allegiance' plots a life away from Broadway
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - Disney on Ice returns to Rosemont, a tribute to Rosemary Clooney plays out at Raue Center in Crystal Lake and Paramount Theatre in Aurora revives "Hairspray." Here are t...
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Meow! Musical 'Cats' to return to Broadway this summer
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Schaumburg On Stage founder to retireJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Nearly 20 years and exactly 31 productions after she founded Schaumburg On Stage, producer Carol Lynch and her daughter Kerrie Noah are preparing to turn the wildly succ...