Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Ralphie Roberts comes home for Zanies showSep 16, 2014 3:00 pm - Hometown laughs Chicago native and comedian Ralphie Roberts continues his run of standup performances this weekend at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St...
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'Of Mice and Men' screening coming to the suburbsSep 16, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - The recent revival of "Of Mice and Men" starring James Franco may have closed on Broadway, but you can still catch it on the silver screen. The play will be s...
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Gillian Anderson on-screen Tuesday in 'Streetcar'Sep 15, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - If you can't get to London in time to catch Gillian Anderson is constant motion onstage in "A Streetcar Named Desire," her orbit is about to get larger. Start...
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Sunday picks: ESO plays Beethoven's Fifth SymphonySep 14, 2014 5:45 am - German classics Conductor Andrew Grams conducts Beethoven's Fifth Symphony with orchestral opera selections by Wagner and Weber for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra Ope...
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Michael Cera: 'You get used to having an audience'Sep 14, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Brooklyn currently has a love affair with facial hair, is awash with hipsters, tons of kale - and now 100 percent more Michael Cera. The 26-year-old star of "...
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Weekend picks: John Leguizamo brings 'Ghetto Klown' to Chicago TheatreSep 13, 2014 5:45 am - Johnny from the block Comedian and actor John Leguizamo returns to the Windy City with a one-night-only performance of his Broadway show “Ghetto Klown” on Saturday ...
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Falling tree in Northfield kills Chicago actressSep 13, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: Story has been updated to correct the spelling of Joe Foust's name. A veteran actress in TV shows and stage productions across the area, Molly Glynn ...
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Details detract from Citadel Theatre's 'Deathtrap'Sep 12, 2014 6:00 am - In a pre-curtain speech, Citadel Theatre Company artistic director Scott Phelps beseeched the opening night audience at “Deathtrap” not to be spoilers by revealing any o...
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What's new: Steppenwolf opens "The Night Alive"Sep 12, 2014 6:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre opens its season with director Henry Wishcamper's Chicago premiere of "The Night Alive," by Irish playwright Conor McPherson. A middle-aged Dublin m...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendSep 12, 2014 1:00 am - Elgin debuts its first fringe festival, Des Plaines celebrates the start of autumn and Wheaton flashes back to the days of the Revolutionary War. These are just a few of...