Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Crenshaw on Arcada 'Eighties' billOct 07, 2014 2:00 pm - Love the '80s? Get nostalgic for pop hits from the past with The Romantics, The Smithereens, Marshall Crenshaw and Tommy Tutone, bands all on the bill for the “Rock...
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Arlington Hts. chamber, restaurants back tax hike for MetropolisOct 06, 2014 5:30 am - While Arlington Heights tries to find a new path forward for Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, some downtown restaurant owners and the local chamber board say they woul...
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Taymor puts 'Spider-Man' behind her with new movieOct 06, 2014 5:30 am - TORONTO — Moving on from the debacle that was “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Julie Taymor has gone back to an old friend — Shakespeare. The director recently finished ...
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New musical 'Amazing Grace' inspired by true story of adventure, redemptionOct 05, 2014 6:30 am - Most theater composers are told to start small when writing a first-time musical. But songwriter Christopher Smith ignored that advice with “Amazing Grace,” a world prem...
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Sunday picks: Tony Rock takes up the family funny businessOct 05, 2014 6:15 am - Family business After comedian Chris Rock catapulted to fame, his brother, Tony Rock, also took up the family funny business. See Tony perform standup this weekend ...
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Top-notch ensemble makes Steppenwolf's 'Night' come aliveOct 05, 2014 6:15 am - "I wouldn't want to live there," said the woman sitting behind me at a recent performance of Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Night Alive." She was referring to Todd Rosentha...
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Warren Township High School students to perform 'Our Town'Oct 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Warren Township High School students will perform Thorton Wilder's classic, "Our Town" on Oct. 8-10 at 7 p.m. in the Almond Black Box Theater. On Oct. 9 and 10 at 6 p.m...
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No shortage of ideas to revive Metropolis, but which one is right one?Oct 04, 2014 6:00 am - Arlington Heights officials have agreed to give Metropolis Performing Arts Centre enough money to keep the doors open while the debate continues on how to fix the strugg...
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Weekend picks: Redmoon Theatre, Chicago team up for fire festivalOct 04, 2014 5:30 am - All aglow Redmoon Theatre teams up with the city of Chicago and the Chicago Park District for an outdoor spectacle called The Great Chicago Fire Festival featuring ...
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Theater events: Next Theatre begins new season with 'Luce'Oct 03, 2014 3:00 pm - 'Luce' at Next Adopted from his native Africa by an American couple, high school standout Luce seems to be living the American dream, until his parents disclose a secret...