Performing Arts
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Shakespeare in the Park returning to Wheaton for second yearAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - Last summer, organizers of Wheaton's first Shakespeare in the Park event were crossing their fingers that each night at least 300 people would attend the live performanc...
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Tickets on sale for Capitol StepsAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - Tickets for the Capitol Steps comedy troupe's performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan, go on sale to the public...
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Fringe Fest gives Arlington Heights' theater troupe chance to shineAug 27, 2014 5:45 am - Organizers of the annual Chicago Fringe Festival are happy to describe their event as “weird.” In fact, the performance arts festival — which draws acts from the city, s...
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Harper director takes on final play in 'Atlanta Trilogy'Aug 26, 2014 11:00 pm - The Harper College Theatre Department will complete its staging of playwright Alfred Uhry's "Atlanta Trilogy" with a production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Last N...
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Weekend picks: Mark Normand brings comedy to ZaniesAug 26, 2014 12:15 pm - Comedy guy: If you love comedian Mark Normand from his TV stints on NBC's “Last Comic Standing” or Comedy Central's “@Midnight,” then check out his standup locally a...
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Steel Beam Theatre announces 2014-2015 seasonAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles on Tuesday announced its 14th season centered on ordinary folks and their sometimes extraordinary experiences. It begins ...
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Lambs Farm theater production:Aug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Lambs Farm's participants will perform their theater production of "Into the Woods Junior" at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, an...
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Wheaton's Shakespeare in the Park to feature 'Love's Labour's Lost'Aug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Theater under the summer night sky returns to Wheaton's Memorial Park with Shakespeare in the Park's performance of "Love's Labour's Lost." Performances begin at 7 p.m....
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BrightSide brings professional theater to downtown NapervilleAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - BrightSide Theatre is Naperville's only professional theater performing in the downtown historic district with the mission to "enlighten, educate and entertain" its ...
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Girl who used periwinkle to best leukemia blossoms into comicAug 24, 2014 7:30 am - In 1998, 8-year-old Lisa Mongillo of Arlington Heights took a Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii to see the periwinkle flower used to make one of the leukemia drugs doctors hoped would save her life. Now, she's a comedian in a two-woman show and works for a charity that helps kids.