Performing Arts
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Suburban actors return home with 'Book of Mormon' tourFeb 20, 2015 5:00 am - When "The Book of Mormon" opened in Chicago in late 2012, many assumed it would follow in the footsteps of "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to be the next major Broadway music...
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Elburn's Clay Nott isn't afraid to show Shrek's softer sideFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Clay Nott, 17, of Elburn, stars as the lovable ogre in Spotlight Youth Theater DuPage's production of "Shrek: The Musical." This is his 25th production with Spotlight. Q...
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Director adds special touches to Spotlight Youth Theater DuPage's 'Shrek'Feb 20, 2015 12:00 am - A beautiful princess, locked in a tower, waits for a dashing prince to rescue her. We all know where the fairy tale is heading, right? Of course. An ogre and his talking...
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Yorkville's Lindsay Spencer sees bit of herself in 'Shrek's FionaFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Lindsay Spencer, 18, of Yorkville plays Fiona in "Shrek: The Musical," her 24th Spotlight Youth Theater production. Q. Tell us about your background in theater. What are...
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Spotlight Youth TheaterFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - History: Spotlight Youth Theater began as an affiliate of a Christian youth theater organization established in San Diego in 1981. Tom and Bonnie Bienert moved from San ...
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Who's that in a cape? New musical stars Brooklyn superheroesFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Move aside, Gotham. Brooklyn has gotten so cool these days that it now has its own group of superheroes. The original musical "Brooklynite" stars six bra...
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Weekend picks: Pitbull, Enrique share the bill at AllstateFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - Machismo in music Latin heartthrobs Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull share the bill with opening act J Balvin tonight at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemo...
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400 dancers in Des Plaines Dance Idol competionFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - More than 400 dancers from 18 studios and three independent dancers participated in the annual Des Plaines Dance Idol Competition at Prairie Lakes Community Center. "Th...
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TV dance contest winner to enter Broadway's 'On the Town'Feb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The newest winner of TV's "So You Think You Can Dance" is ready for his Broadway close-up. Ricky Ubeda, a 19-year-old from Miami, won the Fox TV contest ...
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'Seussical' comes to Sugar GroveFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - This weekend's production of “Seussical” marks the first pairing of Waubonsee Community College, where the show will be produced, and Avenue J Studios, a performing arts...