Performing Arts
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'Pippin' tour pays homage to the pastJul 24, 2015 6:00 am - The 2013 Broadway revival of "Pippin" re-imagined the original 1972 musical from top to bottom. Yet this three-time Tony Award-winning production, touring to Chicago's C...
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Weekend picks: Join Joey Coco Diaz at ZaniesJul 24, 2015 5:30 am - Adults only Fans of the TV show “The Joe Rogan Experience” can see comedian Joey Coco Diaz this weekend at two Zanies locations: 1548 N. Wells St., Chicago, (312) 3...
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'Mary Poppins' performances at Barrington H.S.Jul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The youth theater company Schaumburg On Stage will present its 30th production, Disney's Tony-award winning musical "Mary Poppins," from Friday, July 31, through Sunday,...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Browse art vendors in Geneva, revisit an important period in U.S. history in Lombard and watch Olympic gymnasts compete in Hoffman Estates. These are just a few of the w...
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Former Arlington Heights trustee Daday to lead Metropolis boardJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Village President Tom Hayes has appointed former village trustee Steve Daday as president of the Metropolis Centre for Performing Arts board. Daday wil...
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Suburban actor on board for Lookingglass' 'Moby Dick'Jul 22, 2015 6:00 am - When viewers enter the theater to see Lookinglass Theatre's production of "Moby Dick," they appear to be venturing into the belly of a whale. "On the perimeter of the s...
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'Wizard of Oz' in Buffalo Grove park theaterJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District theater company, Big Deal Productions, is presenting its summer musical, "The Wizard of Oz," from July 24 through Aug. 2 in the new Commu...
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Osmonds postpone Paramount shows for Donny's surgeryJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A medical situation has forced Donny and Marie Osmond to postpone their August concerts at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Donny Osmond is set to have surgery to have ...
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Outdoor performance of 'Much Ado About Nothing' comes to BataviaJul 21, 2015 11:00 pm - After a year hiatus, Shakespeare on Clark returns with a jazzed up production of "Much Ado About Nothing" and a jazzy new home for the summer. Shakespeare on Clark will...
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Elgin-area students write, perform 'Violin of Destiny' operaJul 21, 2015 11:00 pm - It had all the operatic elements: Love; jealousy; magical arrows and spells; a cursed violin; family revenge; even murder. But ultimately, thanks to heavenly inspired mu...