Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: New Kids bring the 'Right Stuff' to AllstateMay 23, 2015 5:45 am - Boy band central Catch up with the 1990s boy band New Kids on the Block as part of "The Main Event Tour" with TLC and Nelly this weekend at the Allstate Arena, 6920...
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Theater events: Grant, Twain have a conversation at the MetropolisMay 22, 2015 6:00 am - Grant and Twain A legendary general meets a legendary writer in "A Conversation With Grant and Twain" at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Written and performe...
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Weekend picks: Mo'Nique taps her standup roots in SchaumburgMay 22, 2015 5:45 am - Unique Mo'Nique Catch up with Academy Award-winning actress Mo'Nique and her standup comedy roots this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Wo...
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Northlight's 'Shining Lives' a moving tribute to courageous womenMay 21, 2015 6:00 am - “Work that pays you well, costs something,” warns a character in “Shining Lives: A Musical.” For some young women working at the Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Illinois,...
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Chicago theater director dies after accident in ScotlandMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - PJ Paparelli, the 40-year-old artistic director of American Theater Company in Chicago, died Thursday while vacationing in Scotland. The writer/director died from injur...
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Weekend picks: 'RAIN' brings the Beatles to the Windy CityMay 20, 2015 5:45 am - Fab and faux four The slick and flashy multimedia Broadway and London West End jukebox show "RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles" returns to the Windy City for an eight-...
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Short & Sweet critic Kevin Miller reviews Jersey Boys with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - Short & Sweet guest critic Kevin Miller of Schaumburg drew upon his unique background as a musician and a music department chair to share insights about the music in Bro...
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Don't miss chance to audition for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - Time is running out to secure an audition spot for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent. Now in its fourth year, the summerlong talent competition is co-sponsored by the Daily ...
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Metropolis' 'Drowsy Chaperone' lovingly spoofs 1920s Broadway musicalsMay 19, 2015 11:00 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has fallen under a lot of scrutiny lately, especially since Arlington Heights village trustees recently approved a new business pla...
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Gavin Central first and second grade students present the 'Wizard of Oz'May 19, 2015 1:00 am - First- and second-grade students from Gavin Central School performed "The Wizard of Oz" for fellow students Tuesday. "The play is wonderful. The first- and second-grade...