Performing Arts
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Lupita Nyong'o to take play 'Eclipsed' to Broadway
Oct 20, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o will make the leap to Broadway this winter, bringing the harrowing play "Eclipsed" to the Great White Way. The play by Danai ...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin presents 'The Adventures of Aladdin'Oct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Now in its 28th season, Children's Theatre of Elgin will offer a modern take on a classic story with "The Adventures of Aladdin." Performances are Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2...
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Award-winning actor to bring tale of the walking dead to WaukeganOct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - A theatrical reading of Ray Bradbury's 1948 "Pillar of Fire" is coming to the author's hometown on Halloween. The performance by Emmy Award-winning actor Bill Oberst Jr....
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Annaleigh Ashford channels her inner canine for 'Sylvia'
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Judson theater department puts on Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap'Oct 18, 2015 11:00 pm - Judson University Theatre Department opens its fall season with murder mystery writer Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap." The production, which has the distinction of bei...
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Northlight Theatre may be on the moveOct 18, 2015 7:00 am - Award-winning Northlight Theatre considers returning to its hometown
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Sunday picks: Ailey II troupe dances at CODOct 18, 2015 6:30 am - Emerging dancers See young dancers on the rise in Ailey II, a company originally founded in 1974 by African-American modern dance pioneer Alvin Ailey. The troupe has two...
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'Unspeakable' not up to theatricalizing life of Richard PryorOct 17, 2015 7:00 am - “Unspeakable,” a new drama inspired by the life of late comedian Richard Pryor, is filled with head-scratching, “What were they thinking?” moments. Conceived and direct...
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Weekend picks: Groban croons at Chicago TheatreOct 17, 2015 6:30 am - He'll raise you up Fans will swoon over the singing of classical-crossover star Josh Groban when he performs this weekend at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chica...
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Weekend picks: Stevie Wonder funks up the United CenterOct 16, 2015 6:00 am - Funk legend Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder performs a live adaptation of the iconic "Songs in the Key of Life" album tonight at the United Cent...