Performing Arts
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Theater events: Jedlicka brings 'Big Fish' to the stageJul 25, 2014 9:00 am - First Look In-development works by Martyna Majok, Tanya Saracho and Joshua Conkel are among the plays featured as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's ninth annual First L...
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Actor crosses color barrier in off-Broadway 'Fantasticks'Jul 25, 2014 6:00 am - Not long ago, Kevin R. Free went to an audition for a part in the longest running musical in history. He immediately felt weird. All the other actors vying for the same ...
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Mount Prospect native tackles challenges of Beckett in 'Half-Light'Jul 25, 2014 5:45 am - If you haven't seen Kathrynne Wolf onstage, you may have heard her anyway. Wolf's voice has earned her recording spots in commercials, pinball games, video games and pub...
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Audience moved by Mundelein teen's performanceJul 25, 2014 1:01 am - Cast and audience members shared an emotional performance of "The Secret Garden" Friday night at Mundelein High School. Senior Monica Tipperreiter debuted in one of the ...
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Mundelein teen gets second chance at play after surgery to remove brain tumorJul 24, 2014 1:00 am - When “The Secret Garden” was announced as the spring musical at Mundelein High School, senior Monica Tipperreiter reacted quickly and completely. The part of Lily — a gh...
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'Charlotte's Web' proves child's play for young castJul 23, 2014 5:45 am - “Charlotte's Web” is adored by both kids and adults, and the director for a Chicago production of the classic children's story has taken that to heart by casting kids as...
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Top 10 named for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - And then there were 10. The field for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent has been pared from 15 finalists to 10 for the summerlong competition co-sponsored by the Daily Heral...
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Second City's Chicago comedy school to expandJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - The training center for Chicago's famous Second City comedy group is expanding. The Second City Training Center announced Tuesday that it will lease a former m...
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Ryerson Woods to host outdoor performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'Jul 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Shakespeare aficionados and neophytes alike can relax among the lush vegetation and sound of crickets at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, on Aug. 1, 2 and 3, when Citadel Th...
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Weekend picks: Blake Shelton to rock Wrigley FieldJul 19, 2014 5:00 am - Country bash: Country star Blake Shelton headlines The Ten Times Crazier Tour with Dan + Shay, The Band Perry and Neal McCoy on Saturday, at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. A...