Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Chris Franjola brings the laughs to ZaniesFeb 14, 2015 4:30 am - Traveling man If you love comedian Chris Franjola from TV's “Chelsea Lately,” then don't miss him live at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Char...
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'Hedwig' creator jumps aboard his own showFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Even the man who helped give birth to "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" learned something about his leading lady this month: Don't take anything about her for grant...
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Stage version of 'Frozen' to have familiar writersFeb 13, 2015 3:45 pm - NEW YORK - The stage version of "Frozen" will have some familiar faces behind the scenes. Disney Theatrical Productions said Friday that the husband-and-wife team of Rob...
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Broadway-bound 'First Wives Club' premieres in ChicagoFeb 13, 2015 5:00 am - Talk about pedigree. “First Wives Club” — the new Broadway-bound musical beginning previews Tuesday at Chicago's Oriental Theatre — has an impressive one. Let's start wi...
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Weekend picks: Counterpunch brings punk to LombardFeb 13, 2015 4:30 am - Counterpunch punk Local punk band Counterpunch has been going strong for 10 years, playing both local and international shows with the likes of Alkaline Trio, Rise ...
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Theater events: Blue Box hosts Helbig worksFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - You Don't Know Jack Janus Theater Company presents several short works by playwright Jack Helbig, onetime Daily Herald correspondent, this weekend at Elgin's Blue B...
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Maine West students stage anti-violence flash mobFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Several student groups worked together to create a flash mob Friday in the Maine West High School cafeteria as part of the One Billion Rising movement to end violence ag...
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Hersey kids spread a little loveFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - As they did Friday, every year members of the high-energy John Hersey High School Service Over Self Club visit the Arlington Heights Senior Center around Valentine's Day...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - If your weekend is not already booked solid with Valentine's Day plans - you did make them, right? - then consider picking up some theater tickets to a romantic play in ...
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Renowned Latin dancer teaching at Wheeling High School this weekFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - A renowned Cuban dancer will teach at Wheeling High School this week as part of an Illinois Arts Council grant the school's dance program received. Victor Alexander beg...