Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Laugh along with Margaret Cho at North Shore CenterSep 06, 2014 6:00 am - Cho time: Comedian and actress Margaret Cho (“Drop Dead Diva”) returns to her standup roots this Saturday at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Sko...
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Suburban musical theater favorite killed in Indiana crashSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - Bernie Yvon, an accomplished musical theater actor and near constant presence on the suburban scene, died Saturday following a crash in Munster, Indiana, police confirme...
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Theater events: Walk along with 'April' at arboretumSep 05, 2014 6:30 am - Classic romance An orphaned young woman becomes governess at a remote estate owned by the handsome, mysterious Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance “J...
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From premieres to 'Poppins': 12 fall theater shows worth a peekSep 05, 2014 5:45 am - New works and works new to the Chicago area dominate this fall's theater offerings which, at last count, include 33 world and regional premieres. But the fall season al...
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Faith, art collide in TimeLine's 'Asher Lev'Sep 05, 2014 5:45 am - There's a price to be paid for self-expression and for pursuing one's calling. No one knows that better than Asher Lev, the titular character in TimeLine Theatre's Chica...
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Images: Garth Brooks World Tour OpensSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - He's back. Garth Brooks is ready to step into the spotlight again as he launches his Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood at the Allstate Arena tonight in Rosemo...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - Garth Brooks continues to rock Rosemont, the suburban theater scene heats up and late-summer festivals give you plenty of reasons to be outdoors. Here are five great thi...
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'Beautiful' musical heading to ChicagoSep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Next year will be a big one for Broadway's "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical" - a London production is due to start and a national tour across America is p...
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Garth Brooks hits the stage in RosemontSep 04, 2014 1:00 am - He's back. Garth Brooks stepped into the spotlight again Thursday to kick off his Garth Brooks World Tour with fellow country superstar and wife Trisha Yearwood, running...
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Girls from Brazil's favelas find escape in balletSep 03, 2014 5:45 am - SAO PAULO - Past the graffiti-covered overpass and subway tracks, in a slum penned in by high-rises, 8-year-old Gabriela Aparecida fixes her curly hair into a bun as she...