Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Comedian Joe Machi hits three Zanies stagesJan 06, 2016 4:15 am - 'Red Eye' guy If you enjoyed the work of comedian Joe Machi on TV shows like “Red Eye” or “Last Comic Standing,” then catch him live this week at three Zanies locations:...
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Dramatic comedy "Uncommon Women and Others" opens in Antioch Jan. 29Jan 06, 2016 12:00 am - "Uncommon Women and Others," a dramatic comedy, will be opening Jan. 29 at the PM&L Theatre, 877 N. Main St., in Antioch and will run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for...
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Mozart's comedic opera performed as reality TVJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - New Philharmonic gives Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" (Women Are Like That) a reality television twist in performances this month at the College of DuPage. Director Jonathan...
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Theater events: One-hour Shakespeare returns to ClockwiseJan 05, 2016 10:00 pm - GayCo in the 'burbs GayCo, a comedy ensemble whose work centers on gay and lesbian themes, brings its "50 States of Gay" revue to the Metropolis Performing Arts Cen...
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Elgin Theatre Company to present 'M*A*S*H'Jan 04, 2016 10:00 pm - In 2010, the Elgin Theatre Company produced "M*A*S*H," a play about doctors and nurses working at a medical facility in Korea during the Korean War. "I directed 'M*A*S*...
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LOL: Suburban talent part of Chicago Sketch Comedy's 15th festJan 04, 2016 5:00 am - A person exuding confidence on the outside may very well be hiding inadequacy on the inside. That's the theme of the sketch show The Inept, featuring Jennifer Mitchell f...
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Sunday picks: Adam Ferrara brings standup to SchaumburgJan 03, 2016 5:45 am - ‘Rescue Me' man If you love the FX series “Rescue Me” or the American version of “Top Gear,” then don't miss comedian Adam Ferrara as he continues a standup comedy ...
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Weekend picks: Shining Star brings tribute to Earth, Wind and FireJan 02, 2016 5:45 am - Funky tribute Groove along to Earth, Wind and Fire hit songs such as “After the Love Has Gone,” “Sing a Song” and “September” when the tribute band Shining Star per...
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Weekend picks: Durty Nellie's goes acousticJan 01, 2016 4:45 am - Jason Picchiotti on guitar Singer and guitarist Jason Picchiotti brings a night of acoustic rock and folk to Palatine's Durty Nellie's Friday, Jan. 1. Picchiotti is...
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Tonya Pinkins quits NYC play, saying her role 'neutered'
Dec 30, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bertolt Brecht's epic play "Mother Courage and Her Children" may be about the horrors of war, but a new off-Broadway production is revealing real conflic...