Performing Arts
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From 'MacSith' to 'Streetcar': 5 things to do this weekendApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - By day Saturday, you can take the kids or grandkids to lively fests and shows in Vernon Hills, Wheaton or Mount Prospect. And at night, you can take in a classic drama i...
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2015 Non-equity Jeff Award nomineesApr 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Here's a list of the 2015 non-equity Jeff Award nominees: Production - Play "All Our Tragic" - The Hypocrites "Exit Strategy" - Jackalope Theatre Company "The Jung...
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Suburban theater artists among non-equity Jeff nomineesApr 23, 2015 11:00 pm - An Arlington Heights native making his professional Chicago debut was among the nominees for the non-equity Joseph Jefferson Awards recognizing excellence in nonunion Ch...
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With 'Hair,' Big Noise Theatre takes us back to rock's musical rootsApr 23, 2015 6:00 am - The original "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" is back on stage, as the Big Noise Theatre prepares to revisit the 1960s in loud, colorful style. "Hair" opens Friday, A...
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Former Daily Herald theater critic Tom Valeo succumbs to cancerApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Tom Valeo was a man who wore many hats, both literally and metaphorically. A versatile writer and editor at the Daily Herald who arguably was best known for his work as ...
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"Shrek the Musical" comes to Mundelein High SchoolApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein High School students will perform "Shrek the Musical" April 30 through May 3 at the high school auditorium, 1350 Hawley Street, in Mundelein. Performances on T...
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Aliens visiting Gurnee, but just for the school playApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Aliens are making an appearance in Gurnee this weekend. The Woodland Middle School Drama Club is presenting their spring play, "The Aliens are Coming! The Aliens are Com...
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Theater events: Rex Havens comically looks at love, marriage at the MetropolisApr 22, 2015 6:00 am - At the Metropolis Rex Havens, author of “Everything I Need to Know, I Learned From My Wife,” brings his solo show, “Bidding You a Fond ‘I Do,'” a comic look at love...
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Weekend picks: Improv hosts actor/comedian Adam FerraraApr 21, 2015 11:00 pm - Actor-comedian Adam Catch up with TV actor (“Rescue Me”) and standup comedian Adam Ferrara when he begins an engagement starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showc...
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Westminster Christian students bring 'Annie Jr.' to stageApr 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The middle school students at Westminster Christian School have come together to present "Annie Jr." onstage. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, and 1 and 7 p....