Performing Arts
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5 family-friendly events in the suburbsFeb 25, 2015 4:15 am - Is the cold weather making the kids or grandkids squirrelly? Get them out — and give one of these family-friendly events a try this weekend. 1. “Frozen” weekend at Canti...
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Steel Beam serves up satisfying drama 'The Big Meal'Feb 25, 2015 3:45 am - If you ask different people to describe Dan LeFranc's generational drama “The Big Meal,” you're bound to get wildly disparate responses ranging from: “epic” to “short,” ...
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Independent Players bring 1920s comedies to ElginFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - During the four weeks from Feb. 27 to March 22, Independent Players is presenting two vintage comedies from the 1920s - George Kaufman and Edna Ferber's "The Royal Famil...
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Budget-friendly fun: Brass Ambassadors perform in Lake ForestFeb 24, 2015 4:00 am - Brass Ambassadors The Brass Ambassadors of the Great Lakes Naval Band perform in concert at the Village Church of Lincolnshire, 201 N. Riverwoods Road, Lake Forest....
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'Power Lies Among Youth' this year's Black History Month playFeb 24, 2015 3:00 am - Powerhouse Productions will present its 18th annual Black History Month play at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 101 Schaumburg Court, Schau...
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'Spamalot' brings silly humor to South ElginFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Students at South Elgin High School feel right at home as they bring the highly irreverent humor of "Spamalot" to life on stage this week. This Broadway musical comedy ...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical 'Hamilton' moving to BroadwayFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The musical "Hamilton" is taking the subway uptown. Creators of the hip-hop-based musical on Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the Unit...
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TEDxBroadway urges theater professionals to be boldFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A conference on how to make the Broadway experience better for audiences and performers alike has come up with some prescriptions - be open, inclusive bu...
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Elisabeth Moss leaves 'Mad Men' for BroadwayFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The cocktail of choice for Elisabeth Moss these days is very post-"Mad Men." "It's close to 5:30, isn't it?" she asks a waitress at a chic bar in the theater...
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Elgin High School to stage 'Young Frankenstein'Feb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Creepy humor will be all the rage this weekend at Elgin High School, when students stage their production of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein." Performances run Thursday ...