Performing Arts
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Metropolis hires a new directorDec 19, 2014 4:30 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights has hired a veteran of Chicago's Second City as its next executive director. Joe Keefe, who also has written a...
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Make-A-Wish puts Washington teen on Chicago stageDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press CHICAGO - An 18-year-old girl from Washington state is getting the chance to live one of her dreams by acting in a production of "A Christmas Carol." T...
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Metropolis director was a Second City producer, also Glencoe trusteeDec 19, 2014 12:00 am - New Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Executive Director Joe Keefe said Friday he wants the Arlington Heights theater to become a “greenhouse” for the development of ori...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendDec 19, 2014 12:00 am - Unless you've gone all Grinch on the holidays, you can still enjoy a number of seasonal shows this weekend designed to get you in the Christmas spirit. Options include a...
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Revised 'Cinderella' still makes musical magicDec 18, 2014 10:00 pm - The show must go on. And at Wednesday's opening of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," a delicious confection with a scrumptious score, it went on with understudy Audr...
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Bartlett art group opens in new downtown storefrontDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Art heals. That's how Linda Kay explains her painting, a mix of acrylic and molding paste she's calling "Oh, my heart" in Portuguese. The Bartlett artist is clear it's ...
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The Grinch makes the children laugh during Gavin Central School drama club performanceDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - The Grinch ran from Who child to Who child to steal their presents during the Gavin Central School drama club's performance of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The club...
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Weekend picks: Let Cirque lead you into a 'Holidaze'Dec 16, 2014 6:30 am - Holiday circus Cirque Dreams gets into the spirit of the season with its winter season "Holidaze" starting Wednesday for a limited run at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N...
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Brilliant choreography part of 'Newsies' undeniable appealDec 16, 2014 4:30 am - Everything you need to know about the allure of the exuberant "Newsies" was obvious from the excited expressions of the children who arrived by the busload to Chicago's ...
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New Ailey dance pays tribute to civil rights iconDec 15, 2014 4:45 am - It would seem the timing could hardly be more apt for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's new civil rights-themed piece, "Odetta," a tribute to the late folk singer oft...