Performing Arts
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Jacobs to stage musical version of 'Legally Blonde'Feb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - Get your pink on this weekend, when Jacobs High School performing arts students stage feel-good musical comedy “Legally Blonde.” Performances are 7 p.m. Thursday, Frida...
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A song from Broadway musical 'Doctor Zhivago' is releasedFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A soaring, deeply romantic tune from the upcoming Broadway musical "Doctor Zhivago" has been released - just in time for Valentine's Day. The song "Now,"...
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Musical 'Gotta Dance' to debut first in ChicagoFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - The unlikely creation of a senior citizen hip hop dance troupe was captured in the 2008 documentary "Gotta Dance," and now it's the inspiration for a new Broadway-bound ...
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Broadway directors in mix for Lyric's new seasonFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - There's lots Broadway talent attached to the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2015-16 season, the first fully planned by general director Anthony Freud. The season features nine...
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'Stuart Little' at Vero Voce Theater in St. CharlesFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Vero Voce Theater in St. Charles will present "Stuart Little" as its next Young Performers Series production, with direction by Dennis Brown. Performances are, Feb. 14-2...
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Chicago Theatre Week offers bargain tickets to suburban, city showsFeb 08, 2015 6:00 am - If Chicago Theatre Week organizers for a moment doubted the passion of theater patrons, their fears have long since dissipated. Neither inclement weather nor post-holida...
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Sunday picks: Pablo Francisco takes aim at pop cultureFeb 08, 2015 5:30 am - Comic impressions From spoofing Spanish language telenovelas to action movie previews, comedian Pablo Francisco knows how to take pot shots at pop culture. Catch hi...
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Arlington Heights candidates debate subsidizing MetropolisFeb 07, 2015 6:00 am - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday night will get results of a monthslong study on the future of the struggling Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, but with si...
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Weekend picks: Natalie Cole unforgettable at NCCFeb 07, 2015 5:30 am - Unforgettable legacy Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole performs her hits and some of her latest forays into Latin music on Saturday at North Central College's Pfeiff...
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Andrew Grams going patriotic with ESO this seasonFeb 07, 2015 5:30 am - For his third season as Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director, Andrew Grams has put together a schedule that contains a blend of the familiar and not-so familiar — wra...