Performing Arts
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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...
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Gift Theatre tries Shakespeare with modern 'Othello'Jul 18, 2014 6:00 am - As The Gift Theatre makes clear in its modern, stripped-down production of William Shakespeare's “Othello,” something more than jealousy and racial prejudice fuel this t...
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Steppenwolf's comic 'Qualms' flirts with questions of sexual freedomJul 18, 2014 5:30 am - Regular readers of Dan Savage's syndicated sex advice column Savage Love know all too well about the many dicey issues of intimacy and intolerance explored in "The Qualm...
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'Laughter' falls short of its comic inspirationJul 18, 2014 5:00 am - Young playwrights are often admonished to avoid writing about other writers. That's because it can be difficult to compellingly dramatize all the tedious work that goes ...
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Broadway lights will be dimmed in Stritch's memoryJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Broadway marquees will be dimmed in memory of a Tony- and Emmy-winning actress who epitomized New York and the theater world. Elaine Stritch died Thursday at ...