Performing Arts
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Metea Valley High School connects musical to mental healthJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - In a stage production this month at Metea Valley High School in Aurora, the singsongy fantasy of musical theater gives way to the dark reality of bipolar disorder, the w...
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A new Ring begins, Trojans battle in Lyric's 2016-17 seasonJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago goes big for its 2016-17 season. It kicks off with the first installment of a new Ring Cycle, continues with the Lyric premiere of Berlioz's m...
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Prison pageant in Colombia inspires world-premiere play at GoodmanJan 13, 2016 5:00 am - Beauty pageants in Colombia are so prevalent, they're practically a national pastime. Every town, every community has one. That includes El Buen Pastor, the women's pri...
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Weekend picks: Feel the roar at Rosemont's dinosaur exhibitJan 13, 2016 4:00 am - Robotic roars Bring the kids to gawk at robotic recreations of extinct reptilian beasts at the returning “Discover the Dinosaurs” exhibit this weekend at the Donald E. S...
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Antioch theater auditioning for musical comedyJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - The community-based PM&L Theatre in downtown Antioch will be holding auditions for performances of "The People Vs. Friar Laurence: The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet." ...
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Woodland Middle School students present "Airline" Jan. 29-30Jan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Woodland Middle School's Drama Club will present its winter production, "Airline," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in Cafeteria A, 7000 Washi...
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Steel Beam's 'Yankee Tavern' explores darker side of 9/11 conspiraciesJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Conspiracy theories — especially those having to do with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — drive the action in Steven Dietz's thriller “Yankee Tavern,” which opens...
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Theater events: 'Hairspray' gets a new 'do at Aurora's ParamountJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Tracy Turnblad returns Paramount Theatre goes retro with a revival of "Hairspray," the buoyant musical inspired by John Waters' 1988 cult film. Amelia Jo Parish sta...
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Maurice Hines on life and why he doesn't tap in the morning
Jan 12, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Maurice Hines tells a story about Sammy, he means Sammy Davis Jr. When he mentions Ella, that's Ella Fitzgerald. He grew up among the legends of sho...
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Tommy Tune, always game, 'excited' to replace Chita Rivera