Performing Arts
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Musical 'The Bridges of Madison County' hits the road
Nov 27, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On tour this winter is a Broadway musical about the one that got away, in more ways than one. "The Bridges of Madison County," with a superb score by Jas...
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Citadel's ambitious 'Oliver!' falls shortNov 27, 2015 5:00 am - Perhaps the most impressive thing about Citadel Theatre's revival of “Oliver!” is the tenaciousness of its ensemble. Their determination was evident in the way they sold...
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Talented cast lifts Steel Beam's 'Plaid Tidings'Nov 27, 2015 5:00 am - Hollywood film sequels are so common that most audiences don't give them a second thought — be they good or bad. Yet sequels of stage musicals are more of an artisticall...
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Weekend picks: Catch Miles Over Mountains in McHenry, BataviaNov 27, 2015 4:45 am - Miles from McHenry McHenry-based four-piece acoustic Miles Over Mountains has only been playing together for two years, but the bandmates are well on their way to m...
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David Arquette's 'Sherlock Holmes' proves utterly cluelessNov 27, 2015 4:30 am - There are many baffling mysteries tied to the national tour of "Sherlock Holmes" with "Scream" star David Arquette in the title role. The biggest question, however, isn'...
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Tiny Tims open hardest of hearts in Metropolis' 'Christmas Carol'Nov 25, 2015 5:00 am - Patrick McDermott of Arlington Heights follows in a line of siblings nationally ranked in speech, who often practiced their deliveries on their youngest brother. His fat...
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Weekend picks: 'Uncle Lar' brings standup to ZaniesNov 25, 2015 4:45 am - Uncle's advice Comedian Larry Reeb, aka "Uncle Lar," shares politically incorrect observations in his standup routine starting Wednesday at Zanies at Pheasant Run R...
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'Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol' at North CentralNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - See another side of the story of Charles Dickens' holiday classic when the Organic Theater Company of Chicago presents "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" from Thursday, De...
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Drama 'The Humans' by Stephen Karam will leap to Broadway
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'Annie' on national tour is led by a keeper of the flame