Performing Arts
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Top 20 finalists of Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - The Top 20 finalists of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent in 2015. The first show of the summerlong talent competition is 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at the Prairie Center for...
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'City of Angels' receives rare revival at MarriottJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - For musical theater afficionados, the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's revival of “City of Angels” is a big deal. That's because this jazzy 1989 musical comedy about t...
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Lake County Dance ShowcaseJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - The Waukegan Arts Council hosts the Lake County Dance Showcase at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at Gorton Theatre, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. The event is a showcas...
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'Fun Home,' 'Curious Incident' big winners at TonysJun 07, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show "Fun Home" was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five big trophies it won on the way ...
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'Fun Home' latest musical to push the envelope while on the roadJun 07, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - There is a coffin sitting onstage. A lesbian is the narrator. There are no movie stars in it. And we are promised a suicide by Page 9 of the script. "Fun...
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Sunday picks: Enjoy smooth comedy from Finesse MitchellJun 07, 2015 6:45 am - Comedy style If you enjoy comedian Finesse Mitchell from his TV stints on "Saturday Night Live" or "According to HIM and HER," then catch his standup at the Improv ...
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Images: Tony AwardsJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - The 69th annual Tony Awards hosted by Broadway veterans Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming are a star-studded affair. Featuring appearances from well-known names such as...
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Who will win at the Tony Awards? Some predictionsJun 06, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - One tip-off that this season on Broadway has been unique is that two of the top musicals had coffins prominently onstage. The season also had royalty, from th...
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Weekend picks: Veteran leads 'United We Stand' tribute concertJun 06, 2015 6:45 am - American inspiration Vietnam veteran James “Kimo” Williams is behind a special multimedia musical tribute that debuts in the Chicago Sinfonietta concert “United We ...
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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...