Performing Arts
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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...
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Theater forecast: World premieres, major Broadway tour on tap for 2016Dec 30, 2015 5:00 am - Local theater lovers have nine long months before the Broadway blockbuster “Hamilton” — Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop bio-musical about the nation's first treasury secret...
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Theater events: Catch 'White Christmas' before it closesDec 30, 2015 4:58 am - Last chance This weekend marks your last chance for holiday cheer courtesy of Drury Lane Theatre, whose production of "White Christmas, The Musical" closes Sunday. ...
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Weekend picks: Laughs are on with John Oliver tonightDec 29, 2015 4:45 am - A bloke speaks Catch comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO's acclaimed “Last Week Tonight,” at one of his last two standup shows tonight at the Chicago Theatre, 175...
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Prairie Center presents Spoon River Anthology Jan. 17Dec 28, 2015 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Jan. 17, "Spoon River Anthology" will be performed at 2 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court in Schaum...
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Vineyard Theatre to honor Kathleen Chalfant and Sam Rudy
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Sunday picks: Ready to rumble with the WWE?Dec 27, 2015 5:45 am - Rumble time Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus and Kane vs. Bray Wyatt are just two of the planned bouts for the WWE Live Holiday Tour! on Sunday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 ...
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13 New Year's Eve things you can do in the suburbsDec 26, 2015 6:00 am - Want to go out on New Year's Eve but haven't made plans yet? Not to worry. There are lots of last-minute options for ringing in 2016. While all of the hype might be over...
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Paramount's success tops 2015's suburban theater newsDec 26, 2015 6:00 am - Paramount's success tops 2015's suburban theater news
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Weekend picks: Warren B. Hall brings standup to SchaumburgDec 26, 2015 5:45 am - Warren B. funny Comedian Warren B. Hall might bill his standup material as 98 percent clean, but he isn't averse to adult innuendo. Catch him this weekend at the Im...