Performing Arts
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South Indian dance wows crowd at StevensonJan 25, 2015 12:01 am - Colorfully adorned dancers performing in the South Indian dance form known as Bharata Natyam entertained a crowd of nearly 400 at Stevenson High School on Sunday. The pe...
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Weekend picks: Local comedians share standup billJan 24, 2015 5:00 am - Doubly funny Chicago-area comedians Denise Ramsden and Nate Weatherup share the same standup bill this weekend at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., S...
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Drury Lane revives well-done 'West Side Story'Jan 23, 2015 3:45 pm - “West Side Story” is about as close to perfect as a musical gets. Inspired by Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” with a masterwork score by Leonard Bernstein, the groundb...
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Theater events: Chicago Children's Theatre remounts 'Selfish Giant'Jan 23, 2015 5:00 am - • Chicago Children's Theatre remounts its 2008 production of “The Selfish Giant” by Blair Thomas & Company. This retelling of the Oscar Wilde story about a grumpy giant ...
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Weekend picks: Country's Dan + Shay come to GeneseeJan 23, 2015 5:00 am - Country duo Dan + Shay, semifinalists for ACM New Artist Of The Year, perform their hit song “19 You + Me” and many others tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Ge...
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'Rose Tattoo' an early valentine to Chicago theatergoersJan 23, 2015 4:15 am - Shattered Globe Theatre delivers to theatergoers an early valentine in the form of its heartfelt, exquisitely acted revival of “The Rose Tattoo,” Tennessee Williams' lov...
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'America's Got Talent' auditions hit Chicago this weekendJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - Local residents are invited to sing, dance or show off other talents during a two-day open audition in Chicago for the 10th season of NBC's "America's Got Talent." Audi...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendJan 23, 2015 12:00 am - With kids or without? That's the big question this weekend in the suburbs as parents flock to Rosemont to see “Disney on Ice Presents Frozen,” while others take in class...
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Metropolis' 'Private Lives' a look at deliciously dysfunctional romanceJan 22, 2015 5:00 am - The relationship between Amanda and Elyot, the endlessly sparring ex-spouses in Noel Coward's “Private Lives,” stands as a textbook example of marital dysfunction. Or m...
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Zany romp through 'Into The Woods' has bewitching singingJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Why go "Into the Woods" through the musical play when the big, splashy Disney movie is everywhere? Because a streamlined, refreshingly irreverent version...