Performing Arts
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Chicago Shakespeare conjures imaginative, enchanting 'Tempest'Sep 18, 2015 1:45 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater made magic at Thursday's opening of "The Tempest." Literally. Sleight-of-hand as well as larger illusions dominate this beguiling reinventio...
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Weekend picks: Michael Winslow makes a stand at Aurora's Comedy ShrineSep 18, 2015 6:00 am - Beatbox master If you loved the comic beatboxing sound effects devised by Michael Winslow ("Police Academy"), don't miss his three performances this weekend at the Comed...
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Theater events: First Folio remounts 'Madness of Edgar Allan Poe'Sep 18, 2015 6:00 am - Tribute to Poe First Folio Theatre revives its original work "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story," adapted by David Rice from Poe's poems and stories inc...
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From Oktoberfest to 'Oklahoma': 5 things to do this weekendSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Experimental theater or a tried-and-true classic? Beer and brats or a bit of the blues? On this last official weekend of summer, you have plenty of options in the suburb...
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Five productions on tap for 2015-16 CLC Theatre seasonSep 17, 2015 11:00 pm - The College of Lake County Theatre department's 2015-16 season of five productions begins in October. It includes a comedy for kids, a drama set in the Great Depression,...
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Elgin's Side Street Studio Arts recognized as a local innovatorSep 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts, an arts venue in downtown Elgin, was recently recognized by the Create, Innovate, Ignite Series and Summit as a local innovator. Erin Rehberg an...
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New Arcada shows include Todd Rundgren, Billy GibbonsSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and rocker Todd Rundgren are some of the artists headlining in seven newly added shows at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles...
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BoHo Theatre delivers sensitive, well-cast 'Dogfight'Sep 16, 2015 12:15 pm - If you are a fan of Chicago-area theater who doesn't yet know the names of singer/actors Emily Goldberg and Garrett Lutz, you should. And if their candid performances in...
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Weekend picks: Grammy-winning bluesman Robert Cray plays CODSep 16, 2015 6:00 am - Blues man Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist Robert Cray performs on Saturday at the Belushi Performance Hall in the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 42...
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St. Charles ArtsFest continues through Sept. 20Sep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Arts Council, in partnership with the St. Charles Park District, continues ArtsFest St. Charles through Sunday, Sept. 20. The event features terrific art...