Performing Arts
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Side Street Studio Arts to host Tenn.-based artists for annual 'Exchange' FridayMar 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts in downtown Elgin, in partnership with artists Carrie Gant, Kyle Numann and Semi Song out of Nashville, Tenn., will present "Exchange," an art sw...
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Drury Lane debuts 'Hazel' musical inspired by '60s sitcomMar 27, 2016 7:00 am - New York actress Klea Blackhurst couldn't be more grateful to be back at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. After wowing critics and crowds as Madame Rose in Drury ...
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Fun 'Matilda' tour succeeds despite clarity issuesMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - So much weighs on the tiny shoulders of the title heroine of "Matilda The Musical." Not only does this supersmart British schoolgirl have to use her wits to thwart bully...
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Writers Theatre inaugurates new space with superb 'Arcadia'Mar 25, 2016 1:30 pm - Fans of British playwright Tom Stoppard know to wear their thinking caps when they attend his plays. Fans of 1993's dizzying, dazzling "Arcadia" know to fasten them snug...
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Nothing up their sleeves: 2 Australians mix nudity, magic
Mar 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The idea came to them, remarkably, without alcohol playing a factor: Two magicians in Australia decided to create a new kind of show that mixed stripping...
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Northlight's solid 'Butler' examines a key Civil War momentMar 25, 2016 6:00 am - Which Union military man was so reviled by the Confederacy that chamber pots were manufactured with his image on the inside? That would be Benjamin “Beast” Butler, the l...
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Warren High arts festivalMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Warren Township High School hosts its fifth annual "Live the Arts" festival Friday, April 1, at the Almond Campus, 34090 N. Almond Road, Gurnee. The free event, which fe...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendMar 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Whether or not you have big plans for Easter, there's plenty of time this weekend to catch a concert or a show. Here are five ideas in the suburbs. For others, go to dai...
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Ben Whishaw revisits an old classic, this time on Broadway
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Review: 'Bright Star' is cliche-ridden, over-eager show