Performing Arts
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Naperville native's Antarctica journey inspires playFeb 22, 2015 4:45 am - Mat Smart has always liked traveling. The Naperville native and Waubonsie Valley High School graduate has visited all 50 states and six of the seven continents. Being...
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Sunday picks: Elvis is alive at Rosemont TheatreFeb 22, 2015 4:00 am - King of Rock See impersonators depicting the late singer Elvis Presley through the many stage of his showbiz career in the touring show “Elvis Lives,” which plays t...
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Weekend picks: Marlena Rodriguez plays Midwest Comedy ShowcaseFeb 21, 2015 4:00 am - Midwestern mirth Standup comedians like Deanna Ortiz, Jack Baker, Marlena Rodriguez and more are all featured in the monthly Midwest Comedy Showcase this weekend at...
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Theater events: 'Princess and the Pea' opens at MarriottFeb 20, 2015 5:00 am - • A commoner who catches the prince's eye must prove she is worthy of a royal husband in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea." Marriott Theatre for Young...
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Suburban actors return home with 'Book of Mormon' tourFeb 20, 2015 5:00 am - When "The Book of Mormon" opened in Chicago in late 2012, many assumed it would follow in the footsteps of "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to be the next major Broadway music...
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Elburn's Clay Nott isn't afraid to show Shrek's softer sideFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Clay Nott, 17, of Elburn, stars as the lovable ogre in Spotlight Youth Theater DuPage's production of "Shrek: The Musical." This is his 25th production with Spotlight. Q...
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Director adds special touches to Spotlight Youth Theater DuPage's 'Shrek'Feb 20, 2015 12:00 am - A beautiful princess, locked in a tower, waits for a dashing prince to rescue her. We all know where the fairy tale is heading, right? Of course. An ogre and his talking...
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Yorkville's Lindsay Spencer sees bit of herself in 'Shrek's FionaFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Lindsay Spencer, 18, of Yorkville plays Fiona in "Shrek: The Musical," her 24th Spotlight Youth Theater production. Q. Tell us about your background in theater. What are...
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Spotlight Youth TheaterFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - History: Spotlight Youth Theater began as an affiliate of a Christian youth theater organization established in San Diego in 1981. Tom and Bonnie Bienert moved from San ...
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Who's that in a cape? New musical stars Brooklyn superheroesFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Move aside, Gotham. Brooklyn has gotten so cool these days that it now has its own group of superheroes. The original musical "Brooklynite" stars six bra...