Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Lady Gaga brings ArtRave to Chicago's United CenterJul 07, 2014 10:00 am - Fame Monster: Expect plenty of eye-boggling pop spectacle when Lady Gaga returns to town with ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour today at the United Center, 1901 W. Madis...
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Goodman extends magical 'Brigadoon'Jul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Goodman Theatre has, for a second time, extended its spirited, emotionally charged revival of "Brigadoon." A 1947 musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, it'...
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Elburn native dances to fame with Austin Mahone, Justin BieberJul 07, 2014 1:00 am - While dancing in Justin Bieber's world tour last year, Aubree Storm sometimes got teased about her good-girl behavior. Fellow dancers nicknamed her "Grandma" because she...
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'Cats' gets rap twist for West End revivalJul 06, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON - "Cats" is back - and now one of the felines raps. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical returns to London's West End in December in a revamped production with a hip-hop...
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Award-winning playwright meets with Harper College theater studentsJul 06, 2014 11:00 pm - Harper College welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Alfred Uhry who spoke at the college June 26. Uhry told the audience, gathered at the Performing Arts Center, ...
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Sunday picks: Blues Traveler plays Under the SunJul 06, 2014 6:00 am - Outdoor rock: The Under the Sun Tour with Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker and Blues Traveler promises loads of games, activities, products and displays for toddlers up to t...
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Weekend picks: Fests, bands and Paul ReiserJul 05, 2014 6:00 am - Mad about him: Famed for his hit NBC sitcom “Mad About You” and appearing in the sci-fi thriller “Aliens,” comedian Paul Reiser returns this Saturday to do standup c...
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Theater events: 'Merry Wives' opening at First FolioJul 03, 2014 6:15 am - ‘Wives' in Oak Brook Nearly penniless, Sir John Falstaff decides to court a pair of wealthy married women who turn the tables on the philandering knight in “The Merry W...
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Rockwell hand-picked for Goodman's revival of 'Brigadoon'Jul 03, 2014 5:30 am - So, do you want to direct and choreograph "Brigadoon"? Rachel Rockwell didn't ponder that question long before accepting the offer from Liza Lerner, daughter of legenda...
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District 214 performs all-district musical next weekJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will present its first all-district musical at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, and Thursday, July 10, at Wheeling High School's Rob...