Performing Arts
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Dance teams compete in state championship preliminariesJan 30, 2015 12:01 am - Ninety dance squads entered the Illinois High School Association state meet on Friday - and 30 remain. The finals will be Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomingt...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 30, 2015 12:00 am - Super Bowl parties don't have to be the only fun this weekend. The suburbs offer plenty more options — from a comedy on stage in Oak Brook to a weekend of Groundhog Day ...
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Theater prize inspired by Philip Seymour Hoffman gears upJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A new theater prize inspired by Philip Seymour Hoffman has been launched, seeking play submissions that "exhibit fearlessness." The Relentless Award, the...
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Review: CSC's new 'A Month in the Country' lacks nuanceJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Careless actions can have unexpected consequences, as demonstrated in the great 19th-century Russian playwright Ivan Turgenev's classic "A Month in the C...
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Kerry Butler to join 'Clinton: The Musical' off-BroadwayJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Kerry Butler's next role will take her to the White House - the Clinton White House, that is. The Tony Award-nominated star of "Xanadu" said Thursday she...
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'Mr. Benny' highlights life of Waukegan nativeJan 28, 2015 4:15 am - Waukegan's hometown boy is coming home. "Mr. Benny," a one-man show chronicling the life and times of comedian and former Waukegan resident Jack Benny, starts Thursday, ...
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Opera star Deborah Voigt writes of turbulent lifeJan 27, 2015 4:01 pm - NEW YORK - Soprano Deborah Voigt keeps a picture of herself performing alongside tenor Placido Domingo at the Metropolitan Opera - both as a treasured memory of a great ...
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Goodman's 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' reignites debate about having it allJan 27, 2015 2:00 pm - One thing theatergoers won't want for after seeing Goodman Theatre's Chicago premiere of “Rapture, Blister, Burn” is conversation fodder. Gina Gionfriddo's shrewd, head...
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Weekend picks: The shadow knows if spring is comingJan 27, 2015 1:40 pm - Shadow celebration There's a chili cook-off, a charity dinner, bowling events, trivia contests, film screenings and a whole lot more all tied to Groundhog Days this...
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Christina Aguilera to perform ahead of NBA All-Star GameJan 26, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Ariana Grande isn't the only big-voiced singer performing at the NBA All-Star Game: Christina Aguilera has been added to the lineup. NBA announced Tuesday tha...