Performing Arts
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Mundelein High to perform Molière's "Tartuffe"Nov 11, 2015 12:00 am - Mundelein High School's theater department will present Moli#xe8;re's famous theatrical comedy "Tartuffe" from Nov. 19 to 21. Shows are at 7 p.m. each day in the audito...
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Theater events: It's that time of year for Goodman's 'Christmas Carol'Nov 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Holiday classic returns Goodman Theatre stages its 38th annual production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," starring Larry Yando in his eighth year as Ebenez...
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Hinsdale Central stages 'Arsenic and Old Lace'Nov 10, 2015 10:00 pm - When you're sitting around the Thanksgiving table wondering how your crazy relatives could possibly be related to you, just be glad you're not Mortimer Brewster. Things ...
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Westminster Christian School brings 'The Music Man' to ElginNov 10, 2015 10:00 pm - The Fine Arts department at Westminster Christian School will stage "The Music Man" this weekend at The Hemmens in Elgin. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday,...
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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...