Performing Arts
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Puppets spread holiday cheer at Bartlett libraryNov 27, 2014 12:01 am - A unique version of that famous jolly happy soul with a corncob pipe and a button nose came to life Saturday for more than 50 families at the Bartlett Public Library as ...
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Lysacek returns to Stars on Ice, AllstateNov 26, 2014 3:00 pm - For the first time since 2011, Olympic gold medal champion and Naperville native Evan Lysacek returns to the lineup of Stars on Ice, and he will appear in the "Dancing f...
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Short & Sweet critic Mary Beth Euker of Lake Zurich review Annie with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - Mary Beth Euker of Lake Zurich, a a trial lawyer by profession, spends her summers co-directing Cricket Theater Company, a youth theater program. Euker brings her passi...
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Short & Sweet Critic Patrick Murphy of Elgin reviews Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale with host Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - Patrick Murphy of Elgin joined Diana Martinez of Broadway in Chicago to review the opening night of Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas as the Short & Sweet guest critic...
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Weekend picks: Cosley Zoo opens Festival of LightsNov 24, 2014 5:00 pm - Festival of Lights See more than 20,000 twinkling holiday lights and light displays as the Cosley Zoo, at 1356 N Gary Ave., Wheaton, hosts its annual Festival of L...
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Mellencamp puts Southern spin on supernatural musical 'Ghost Brothers'Nov 24, 2014 4:45 am - When “Mamma Mia!,” the ABBA-inspired stage musical, became a big hit in London and New York more than a decade ago, producers started contacting other artists with a cat...
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ABC to celebrate Disney on Broadway in TV specialNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Disney will celebrate 20 years of making Broadway magic with a prime-time, hourlong special next month on ABC that highlights many of its musicals, including ...
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Sunday picks: Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess' now at LyricNov 23, 2014 4:15 am - Great Gershwin “Porgy and Bess” is considered by many critics to be “The Great American Opera” thanks to its lush, jazz-influenced score by George Gershwin and the ...
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Weekend picks: Catch Gilbert Gottfried at Zanies RosemontNov 22, 2014 4:15 am - Comic onslaught The often controversial comedian Gilbert Gottfried returns to the Chicago area with shows at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont,...
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Heavy metal spoofed in family-friendly 'Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale'Nov 21, 2014 1:45 pm - "Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale" features a satanic blood pact, an exorcism and lots of headbanging heavy metal music. Yet, this world premiere musical at Chica...