Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: See Franco, O'Dowd in 'Mice' onscreenNov 04, 2014 9:00 pm - Starry classic The 2014 Broadway revival of John Steinbeck's “Of Mice and Men” directed by Steppenwolf Theatre's Anna D. Shapiro was a smash hit, thanks in large pa...
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'Dancing With the Stars' set to go on tourNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - "Dancing With the Stars" is packing up its ballroom and hitting the road. The long-running ABC competition show, which pairs celebrities with professional dan...
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Drury Lane's new season includes 'Billy Elliot,' Pan prequelNov 02, 2014 10:00 pm - In the latest in a series of scheduling coups, Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook Terrace has secured the rights to the regional premieres of "Billy Elliot" and "Peter and ...
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Reworked 'Titanic' sets sail in well-sung Chicago revivalNov 02, 2014 6:00 am - Everything we need to know about the characters embarking on the voyage of a lifetime in Griffin Theatre's gloriously intimate “Titanic” we read in their expressions dur...
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Sunday picks: Day of the Dead art in WaukeganNov 02, 2014 5:00 am - Day of the Dead Contemplate the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday by viewing the art exhibit “Dia de los Muertos: A Living Documentation” featuring works by Amy Lynn ...
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Weekend picks: Jane Lynch hosts Lyric anniversaryNov 01, 2014 6:00 am - Diamond party Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch (“Glee”) hosts the Lyric Opera of Chicago 60th Anniversary Celebration, which also features Sir Andrew Davis, ja...
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Theater events: Chicago Children's Theatre hosts signed performanceOct 31, 2014 6:30 am - • The 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, performance of the Chicago Children's Theatre production of Leo Lionni's “Frederick” will include sign language interpretation for deaf or...
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Dee Snider mixes heavy metal, holiday cheer in 'Christmas Tale'Oct 31, 2014 6:00 am - In the 1980s, Dee Snider crafted an anti-establishment persona heading the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. So some might be surprised that the rocker famed for chart-to...
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Marriott Theatre delivers beautifully traditional 'King and I'Oct 31, 2014 5:30 am - "The King and I" has its detractors. The Broadway musical is banned in Thailand, which has strict laws about defaming the royal family. And in the years since the musica...
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Weekend picks: Do the 'Time Warp' again in AlgonquinOct 31, 2014 5:00 am - 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' See a Halloween screening of the classic 1975 comic horror film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Algonquin Area Public Library, 11...