Performing Arts
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Goodman's 'World of Extreme Happiness' a bleak view of modern ChinaOct 03, 2014 5:45 am - "The World of Extreme Happiness" is a crusading protest play, plain and simple. Now running at Chicago's Goodman Theatre in a co-production with New York's Manhattan Th...
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5 things to do this weekend (and links to more)Oct 03, 2014 1:01 am - October brings the last weeks of outdoor fall fests - and the first tastes of spooky Halloween attractions. You can enjoy a little of both this weekend in the suburbs. F...
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Steppenwolf announces expansion, new leadershipOct 02, 2014 3:08 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre announced on Thursday plans to expand its Halsted Street home. To that end, the acclaimed Chicago theater company is attempting to raise $55 million ...
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Metropolis gets funding to stay openOct 02, 2014 1:00 am - Arlington Heights will continue to fund the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for the rest of the fiscal year, with a few strings attached. After four hours of debate, t...
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Actress Mia Farrow reveals her motto: 'I'm trying'Oct 01, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Acting on Broadway is hardly a vacation, but if you're Mia Farrow, it just might be. Her day job these days, after all, is speaking out about genocide and atr...
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Weekend picks: Local 'Idol' Lee DeWyze plays acoustic showSep 30, 2014 4:30 pm - Ex-'Idol' returns Mount Prospect native Lee DeWyze, who was crowned (with much fanfare) the Season Nine winner of “American Idol” in 2010, has launched a new phase ...
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Metropolis' total village funding could exceed $5 millionSep 30, 2014 5:30 am - If Arlington Heights approves Metropolis's request for $450,000, it will push the village's financial involvement with the performing arts center to more than $5 million...
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Dance show in Mundelein:Sep 30, 2014 1:01 am - Mundelein High School will host an Orchesis dance show Monday, Oct. 6. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1350 W. Hawley St. The show will feature dances ...
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Village Theatre Guild to stage 'Grace & Glorie'Sep 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn's Village Theatre Guild will present the comedy/drama "Grace & Glorie" weekends, Oct. 17 to Nov. 8, at its stage near the northwest corner of Park Boulevard a...
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'Evil Dead' musical bedeviled by clichés, tired jokesSep 28, 2014 6:30 am - A fan-favorite moment of the "Evil Dead" series of comic horror films happens after the main character, Ash, equips himself with a chain-saw to battle a nasty group of d...