Performing Arts
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'La Cage' kicks off Marriott's 40th seasonJan 26, 2015 4:45 am - For Joe Leonardo, directing “La Cage aux Folles” at The Marriott Theatre was like catching up with an old friend. They were close once — Leonardo directed the same produ...
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See 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' at St. ViatorJan 25, 2015 10:00 pm - The Biblical saga of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" comes to life this weekend at St. Viator High School, with nearly 200 students, or 20 percent of the ...
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Buffalo Grove Orchesis to hold annual dance clinic for area youthJan 25, 2015 10:00 pm - Buffalo Grove High School invites all fourth- through eighth-grade boys and girls to its 6th Annual Orchesis Dance Clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. The...
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Kirk Players hosts treasure hunt as its first fundraiserJan 25, 2015 10:00 pm - Kirk Players hosts its first fundraiser, "The Golden Quest - A Kirk Player Treasure Hunt," Saturday, April 18. "After considering several different ways to rev up commun...
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Kirk Players wins The American Association of Community Theatre Special Recognition AwardJan 25, 2015 10:00 pm - The local theater troupe Kirk Players recently received The American Association of Community Theatre Special Recognition Award, given in recognition of the group's uniq...
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Lincolnshire theater marks a milestone as area's longest-running musical theaterJan 25, 2015 6:00 am - For 40 years, audiences have been making the drive to Lincolnshire to see some of the best locally produced musical theater in the Chicago area. Despite the challenges o...
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Sunday picks: Feel the beat at 'Stomp'Jan 25, 2015 5:00 am - Percussion junction The internationally acclaimed percussion revue “Stomp” returns with new routines and out-there objects to make drummed-out music at the Bank of ...
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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...