Performing Arts
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Budget-friendly fun: Meet Theo Rossi at Chicago Cycle ShowJan 13, 2015 11:45 am - Meet 'Sons of Anarchy' stars Get in line early Saturday to meet FX's “Sons of Anarchy” stars Theo Rossi (Juice), Kim Coates (Tig) and more at the 31st Annual Chicag...
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Paramount's 'Tommy' showcases Palatine native's versatilityJan 13, 2015 5:00 am - Palatine native Tom Vendafreddo wasn't born when the British band The Who released its iconic double-album rock opera “Tommy” in 1969. And Vendafreddo was only 7 in 1993...
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Play at Woodland Middle School:Jan 13, 2015 12:01 am - Woodland Middle School's Drama Club presents the award-winning play "Pistols & Posies," at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. It'll be in the scho...
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Fine Steel Beam cast mines menace in 'Veronica's Room'Jan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - Never talk to strangers. That's one of several lessons one can draw from “Veronica's Room,” the 1973 psychological thriller by Ira Levin currently running at Steel Beam ...
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Timeless truths in engaging, playful 'Constellations'Jan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Boy meets girl - again and again, with different outcomes each time. Constellations may be fixed in our universe, but beneath them, the human race just might ...
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Vanessa Hudgens graduates to 'Gigi'Jan 12, 2015 5:01 am - NEW YORK - The star, burgundy sweater knotted around her tiny waist, raises arm to mouth and hacks out a phlegmy cough. Vanessa Hudgens never thought about calling in si...
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TV's 'Jeopardy!' to highlight 'Aladdin' on ThursdayJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The actor who plays Aladdin on Broadway has gotten yet another cool wish - a spot on "Jeopardy!" Adam Jacobs, who plays the title role in the new Disney bloc...
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Sunday picks: Violinist Philippe Quint teams with ESO at HemmensJan 11, 2015 5:00 am - Passionate scores Violin soloist Philippe Quint joins with conductor Andrew Grams and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for concerts featuring the works of Smetana, Barb...
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Glen Ellyn company among shows for debut puppet festJan 11, 2015 4:45 am - Strings attached, or a hands-on, tabletop approach? That's a provocative question when it comes to how best to manipulate a mermaid marionette named Miss Sandy Bottoms. ...
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Weekend picks: Music is king at Afterlife dance partyJan 10, 2015 5:00 am - All about the music United2Nite presents its weekly Saturday night dance party at GRANDBAR Whiskey Lounge, 1600 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., DJs ...