Performing Arts
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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...
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Stage version of 'Frozen' to have familiar writersFeb 13, 2015 3:45 pm - NEW YORK - The stage version of "Frozen" will have some familiar faces behind the scenes. Disney Theatrical Productions said Friday that the husband-and-wife team of Rob...
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Broadway-bound 'First Wives Club' premieres in ChicagoFeb 13, 2015 5:00 am - Talk about pedigree. “First Wives Club” — the new Broadway-bound musical beginning previews Tuesday at Chicago's Oriental Theatre — has an impressive one. Let's start wi...
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Weekend picks: Counterpunch brings punk to LombardFeb 13, 2015 4:30 am - Counterpunch punk Local punk band Counterpunch has been going strong for 10 years, playing both local and international shows with the likes of Alkaline Trio, Rise ...
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Theater events: Blue Box hosts Helbig worksFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - You Don't Know Jack Janus Theater Company presents several short works by playwright Jack Helbig, onetime Daily Herald correspondent, this weekend at Elgin's Blue B...
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Maine West students stage anti-violence flash mobFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Several student groups worked together to create a flash mob Friday in the Maine West High School cafeteria as part of the One Billion Rising movement to end violence ag...