Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: 'Steady Rain' remounts at COD's McAninchOct 21, 2014 5:30 pm - Cop drama Long before Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig starred on Broadway in Keith Huff's drama “A Steady Rain,” the roles were originated in Chicago by actors Peter ...
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'Cynics' probes college student's depressionOct 20, 2014 11:00 pm - North Central College's Student Director Series features the original play "Cynics," by senior Emma Smith, next weekend in the Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 17...
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Garry Marshall, the knight of light, goes darkOct 20, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Garry Marshall may turn 80 next month, but it certainly wasn't apparent as the legendary director led a recent play rehearsal downtown. "Come back! Let's do i...
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Make Metropolis a children's theaterOct 20, 2014 5:01 am - Why not for the kids? I think where Metropolis in Arlington Heights goes wrong is they don't have enough programming for kids. We are a family based community and everyo...
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Narrative missteps mar beautifully sung 'Amazing Grace'Oct 20, 2014 1:00 am - The enthusiastic response from Bank of America Theatre's audience for the world premiere of "Amazing Grace" suggests this luxurious, gorgeously sung musical about redemp...
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Comedians honor Jay Leno with humor prize in D.C.Oct 19, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The joke was on Jay Leno as comedians saluted the former "Tonight Show" host Sunday when he received the nation's top humor prize. Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinf...
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Local theater companies craft shows to thrillOct 19, 2014 6:30 am - Many theater companies turn to more macabre material for the Halloween season. Some shows offer satisfying scares, while others aim to make you laugh by skewering well-k...
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Sunday picks: Huey Lewis brings the News to NapervilleOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Heart and Soul Huey Lewis and the News delivered 1980s pop hits like “The Power of Love,” “Back in Time” and “I Want a New Drug,” Fans can see the band performing o...
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On the road to find the world's funniest personOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - It was last summer and Israeli-Palestinian tensions were at the highest they'd been in some time when Jamie Masada hit on a formula for world peace: Forget...
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Weekend picks: Jasmine Guy steams up CLC with jazzOct 18, 2014 7:00 am - Harlem hurrah “A Different World” TV star Jasmine Guy teams up with The Avery Sharpe Trio to perform jazz and blues classics in “Raisin' Cane: A Harlem Renaissance ...