Performing Arts
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Irish dance star Michael Flatley gets a rare Broadway honor
Nov 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Few performers making their Broadway debuts get a street on Broadway renamed in their honor. Michael Flatley is an exception. The trailblazing former "Ri...
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'Elvis Lives' tribute headed to RosemontNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - Elvis Presley tribute artists Bill Cherry, Jay Dupuis and Dean Z spotlight "The king of rock 'n' roll" in the multimedia production "Elvis Lives" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, ...
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Janus Theatre's 'King of Shadows' gets high praiseNov 09, 2015 10:00 pm - The Janus Theatre Company opened the Chicago-area premiere of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "King of Shadows" to positive reviews last weekend. The play runs through Sunday, ...
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Vero Voce presents its third New Playwright FestivalNov 09, 2015 10:00 pm - Vero Voce Theater will present its third New Playwright Festival at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, in the Vero Voce Theater, ...
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Woodland school to present fall playNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - Woodland Intermediate School's Drama Club will present its fall play, "Mystery at Shady Acres," at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13 in the school's multipurpose room, 1115 N. Hunt ...
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Harper to stage classic musical 'Gypsy'Nov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - With one show-stopping song after another, "Gypsy" tells the story of the ultimate stage mother, Mama Rose, and her relentless pursuit of vaudeville fame for her daughte...
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Elk Grove actor in Metropolis' 'Spamalot' meets John CleeseNov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Things just keep getting better for Elk Grove Village native Joe Bianco. On the heels of playing King Arthur in "Monty Python's Spamalot," one of the most successful run...
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Sunday picks: See, buy toy soldiers at Cantigny ParkNov 08, 2015 6:15 am - Tiny soldiers See hundreds of small-scale soldiers and armaments when toy soldier enthusiasts display their vast collections at the annual Toy Soldier Show in the V...
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Drury Lane's cozy 'White Christmas' dishes out holiday cheerNov 08, 2015 5:30 am - It's a little ironic that many of America's most memorable Christmas carols were created by Jewish songwriters. The title alone of the 2004 stage musical “Irving Berlin'...
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Weekend picks: Exit 147 rocks Durty Nellie's Hersey Booster BashNov 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Boost the Boosters Arlington Heights party rock cover band Exit 147 will be joined by rock band Train Wreck for the annual Hersey Booster Bash at 9 p.m. Saturday, N...