Performing Arts
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Village Theatre Guild balances growth, qualityJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - "Growth is good, right?" The question was posed to Dave Dolnics of Naperville, current president of the Village Theatre Guild, a 52-year-old community theater in Glen E...
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Dance shows, comics coming to MACJun 05, 2015 5:50 pm - Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood of TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway" and the Moscow Festival Ballet with "Cinderella" will highlight the upcoming 2015-2016 season...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'The Fantasticks'Jun 05, 2015 6:00 am - 'The Fantasticks' Light Opera Works stages "The Fantasticks," Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's legendary chamber musical about two fathers' attempts to play Cupid for...
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Goodman's 'stop. reset.' piles on futuristic fearsJun 05, 2015 6:00 am - Don't be surprised if you have a hard time wrapping your head around the conclusion of Regina Taylor's “stop. reset.” Now making its Midwest debut at Chicago's Goodman T...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Billy Gardell plays the GeneseeJun 05, 2015 5:45 am - Mike sans Molly See comedian Billy Gardell outside of his "Mike & Molly" sitcom persona when he performs A Night of Comedy tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Ge...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent kicks off auditionsJun 05, 2015 5:30 am - Auditions started Thursday for fourth annual Suburban Chicago's Got Talent at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg. Now through Saturday, 70 registered contesta...
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Teens can audition for 'Complete History of America'Jun 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Palatine Park District is offering a new summer theater program for high school students. The new High School Comedy Playhouse will be holding auditions on June 11 and 1...
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Musical 'Once' still sweet second time aroundJun 03, 2015 5:15 pm - Can music break all bonds on the path to love? Or is it better suited as a universal salve to help ease the pain of broken hearts? Local audiences are lucky to ponder t...
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Weekend picks: Laugh along with former party girl Patti VasquezJun 03, 2015 5:00 am - Lipstick mom Catch up with local comedian Patti Vasquez, famed for her party-girl-turned-mother stories, starting Thursday at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E....
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Naperville college stages Stein's 'Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights'Jun 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Creative use of light and sound will shape North Central College's production of "Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights," Gertrude Stein's dramatic take on the legend of Faus...