Performing Arts
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Peppa Pig stage show headed to RosemontSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Peppa Pig, the popular United Kingdom-based preschool character from the "Peppa Pig" TV series on Nick Jr., comes to the stage at the Rosemont Theatre. "Peppa Pig Live!...
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Elgin Fringe Fest expands for its second yearSep 14, 2015 11:00 pm - More than 100 performances are on tap for the Elgin Fringe Festival, which returns for its second year from Thursday, Sept. 17, to Sunday, Sept. 20. Yet in the push to l...
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Chicago's Second City reopens ThursdaySep 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Second City will resume performances Thursday with an 8 p.m. show that will include in the audience Chicago firefighters who helped battle a blaze in the theater...
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Sunday picks: Melissa Gilbert keynote speaker at women's expoSep 13, 2015 6:30 am - Celebrity speakers Actors Melissa Gilbert, Jasmine Guy and more are featured speakers at the Chicago Ultimate Women's Expo at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Cent...
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Art fair in Palatine presents visual delightsSep 13, 2015 1:00 am - Downtown Palatine hosted the work of dozens of Midwestern artists over the weekend, along with live music and a wine tasting during the Palatine Jaycees' 11th annual jur...
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Fall theater launches with world premieres, acclaimed musicalsSep 12, 2015 12:30 pm - Opening "October Sky" in August and "Peter and the Starcatcher" last week gave Marriott and Drury Lane a jump on the competition which will heat up as theater companies ...
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Weekend picks: Laugh along with Ralphie RobertsSep 12, 2015 6:30 am - Local Ralphie at Zanies Catch up with rising Chicago comedian Ralphie Roberts as he returns for another run of standup performances at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort...
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Theater events: George Wendt returns to Northlight for 'Funnyman'Sep 11, 2015 6:00 am - 'Funnyman' premiere George Wendt ("Cheers" and TBS' "Clipped") and Tim Kazurinsky return to Northlight Theatre for the world premiere of Bruce Graham's "Funnyman," ...
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Rita Moreno chugs into Chicago as busy as everSep 11, 2015 6:00 am - What do you do when you're one of the few people whose entertainment career has earned you Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards? Well, if you're Rita Moreno, you keep on ...
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Weekend picks: Gladys Knight heats up RaviniaSep 11, 2015 5:30 am - Sounds of soul Grammy Award-winner Gladys Knight, often deemed “The Empress of Soul,” shares the bill with The O'Jays in concert tonight at the Ravinia Festival, 4...