Performing Arts
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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...
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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...