Performing Arts
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Metropolis' 'Dial "M” for Murder' needs more suspenseSep 25, 2014 1:30 pm - Murder onstage rarely elicits from an audience the kind of scattered, nervous chuckles that on Sunday accompanied the death of a would-be killer in Metropolis Performing...
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Weekend picks: White Mystery plays Lombard's BrauerhouseSep 24, 2014 9:00 am - More Mystery Chicago garage-rock band White Mystery is about as stripped-down as you can get — two performers (Alex White and her brother, Francis Scott Key White),...
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'Commons' at Northlight doesn't live up to scandal that inspired itSep 23, 2014 11:00 am - “The Commons of Pensacola” may be well-intentioned, but it falls short of heightened expectations. This 2013 off-Broadway play penned by actress Amanda Peet comes off a...
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Arlington Heights actress embraces role in campy 'Evil Dead' musicalSep 21, 2014 6:15 am - Arlington Heights actress Julie Baird wasn't familiar with "The Evil Dead" cult horror film franchise when she auditioned for a North American tour of the musical comedy...
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Theater events: Gift Theatre premieres 'Bethany'Sep 20, 2014 11:00 pm - • Libertyville native Marti Lyons reunites with playwright Laura Marks for The Gift Theatre's Chicago premiere of Marks' "Bethany." A contemporary drama set during the r...
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Sunday picks: Soprano Karen Slack takes on 'Tosca'Sep 20, 2014 6:00 am - Diva in distress Soprano Karen Slack, soon to star in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's upcoming production of “Porgy and Bess,” takes on the title role of Puccini's mel...
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Weekend picks: Prepare to swoon as Marc Anthony croonsSep 20, 2014 6:00 am - Salsa time Grammy Award-winning singer and actor Marc Anthony brings his “Cambio de Piel” tour Saturday to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $59-...
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Naperville Art League's Riverwalk fair continues SundaySep 20, 2014 1:01 am - Artwork dressed up the crown jewel of Naperville when a juried art fair returned to the Riverwalk Saturday. About 130 artists from across the country brought along their...
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Batavia art festival adds food trucks, live musicSep 20, 2014 1:01 am - Suburban art fairs can be quiet, highbrow affairs. Not Batavia's Art in Your Eye festival. Although the works of about 70 artists took center stage Saturday, live music,...
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'Death Tax' a compelling tale of family responsibilitySep 19, 2014 5:45 am - “People who have money are preserved ... people who do not have money are not preserved.” That prophetic pronouncement from an aging grande dame in declining health come...