Performing Arts
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Sketch comedy fest welcomes groups from near and farJan 05, 2015 4:30 am - When the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival launched in 2002, only half of the 33 groups that performed had ever done more than one show. “When we first started sketch wasn'...
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Sunday picks: Catch the last train ...Jan 04, 2015 5:00 am - Last train Today is your last chance to see the elaborate miniature trains and buildings of the Wonderland Express at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. $12; $10 ...
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Weekend picks: Austin's hosts rockers Semple, GooRootsJan 03, 2015 5:00 am - Rock on Hear the local rockers Semple and GooRoots perform Saturday at Austin's Fuel Room, 481 Peterson Road, Libertyville. $8. (847) 549-1972 or fuelroom.com. 10 p...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 02, 2015 11:00 am - YouTube If you have any energy left after the busy holiday season, you might want to set aside time this weekend to see a departing suburban musical or to get inspired a...
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Weekend picks: Russ Williamson slings comedy at Zanies RosemontJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Jersey boy Actor and comedian Russ Williamson (“Live at Gotham,” “Chicago Fire”) is a native of New Jersey, but he now calls Chicago home. Catch him this weekend at...
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Theater news: Lifeline hosts Fillet of SoloJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Fillet of Solo Performers Stephen Bastion of Gurnee and Tekki Lomnicki of Elmhurst are among those featured during Lifeline Theatre's 18th annual Fillet of Solo Fes...
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World premiere musicals highlight suburban theater scene in 2015Jan 01, 2015 6:30 am - Editor's note: Rhett Guter will choreograph Drury Lane Theatre's production of "West Side Story." The 2015 Chicago-area theater forecast calls for world-premiere mu...
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At 89, enigmatic Angela Lansbury is back in the 'Spirit'Dec 30, 2014 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Angela Lansbury has moved yet again. This time, home is the Ahmanson Theatre, where the 89-year-old Tony winner and honorary Oscar recipient has settled in...
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Weekend picks: Comedian John Heffron plays Improv for NYEDec 29, 2014 3:20 pm - Standing comedy John Heffron, the winner of the second season of "Last Comic Standing," performs New Year's Eve shows on Wednesday and then returns for regular sets...
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The top 10 theater shows of 2014Dec 27, 2014 6:22 am - NEW YORK - This year's best-in-theater list includes a musical with multiple murders, another with a cross-dressing German, one that's set in a decadent Berlin nightclub...