Performing Arts
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Sunday picks: Spend a day with Jack Hanna's animals at the ParamountOct 31, 2015 6:45 am - Working with animals Marvel at all kinds of exotic animals onstage when Jack Hanna appears in the Into the Wild Live! tour today at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Gal...
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Weekend picks: Mr. Speed rocks like KISS at the ArcadaOct 31, 2015 6:45 am - KISS cover The Arcada Theatre invites you to Rock and Roll All Nite with a Halloween Party featuring the KISS tribute band Mr. Speed on Saturday at 105 E. Main St.,...
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Theater founder hands over reins at St. Charles' Steel BeamOct 30, 2015 6:00 am - In 2009, Donna Steele, founder and artistic director of Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles, took a chance by including David Mamet's caustic, profanity-filled “Glengarry ...
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Weekend picks: David Sedaris tells tales at the Auditorium TheatreOct 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Story spinner Get ready to laugh at plenty of quirky and wryly observational tales by spending An Evening with David Sedaris. The best-selling author of books such ...
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Marriott stages rapturous regional premiere of 'Elf'Oct 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Be wary about efforts to call the musical "Elf" a "new holiday classic." It's a bit premature, and some of the jokes in the 2010 Broadway adaptation of the hit 2003 Will...
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Broadway producers reach out to young people with new site
Oct 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway producers have created a new website to reach out to a special demographic - one more familiar with twerking than jazz hands. The Broadway Leagu...
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Theater companies scare up suspense for Halloween weekendOct 28, 2015 6:00 am - There's good news and bad news for theatergoers looking for seasonal entertainment this weekend. First the bad news: “The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story,” Firs...
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Weekend picks: Laugh with Leno at the Genesee, ParamountOct 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Funny talk Catch up with former “Tonight Show” TV host Jay Leno when he performs standup at two locations this week: First at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Wa...
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Theater events: BrightSide opens fifth season with 'Noises Off'Oct 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Funny business BrightSide Theatre begins its fifth season on a funny note with Michael Frayn's classic backstage farce "Noises Off." David Belew directs the comedy ...
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New online site hopes to be the Rotten Tomatoes for theater