Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Circus Spectacular rolls into Sears CentreFeb 17, 2015 11:00 am - Step right up See daredevil cyclists, exotic animal tricks, clowns and a whole lot more at the Circus Spectacular, which returns this weekend to the Sears Centre Ar...
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Vicki Lawrence channeling mouthy 'Mama' for Paramount showFeb 17, 2015 5:00 am - Now 65, Emmy Award-winning actress Vicki Lawrence has been a "senior citizen" of sorts for more than 40 years. That's because Lawrence was only 24 when she began portra...
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Guthrie Theater names Joseph Haj as new artistic directorFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Tony Award-winning Guthrie Theater announced Tuesday that Joseph Haj has been named artistic director of the Minneapolis organization, one of the ...
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Gershwin tunes star in ECC's 'Crazy for You'Feb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its spring production of the Tony Award-winning musical "Crazy for You: The New Gershwin Musical," from Saturday, Fe...
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ESO raises hunger awareness at Oscars concertFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will visit some of your favorite movie music memories and help Food For Greater Elgin promote hunger awareness at its "A Night at the Oscars...
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Moving Picture: Meet marionette master Dave HerzogFeb 16, 2015 4:30 am - Puppeteer Dave Herzog and his colorful marionettes give families throughout the suburbs an opportunity to see a live-stage performance together for free. Herzog, of Chic...
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Helen Mirren returns to New York as queen of the subwayFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Trust Helen Mirren to look regal while surrounded by rats, seat hogs and grime. The 69-year-old Oscar winner has been spotted riding the city's squalid subway...
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Sunday picks: Beauty in bloom at Chicago BotanicFeb 15, 2015 4:30 am - Impressive blooms Get in the greenhouses to see more than 10,000 orchids at The Orchid Show, which begins a monthlong run at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-C...
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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...