Performing Arts
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Four musicals take the stage at Fox Valley high schoolsApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - Directors dish on the challenges of producing high school musicals
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Auditions and art showsApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - • Albright Theatre Company has auditions for Morland Cary's "Love Rides the Rails (or Will the Mail Train Run Tonight?)" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, April 13 and 14,...
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Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin to star on Steppenwolf stageApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin are slated to star together on Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan's play "This is Our Youth," a comedy about the high times and aimle...
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Producers add Thursday matinees on BroadwayApr 08, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Catching a Wednesday matinee on Broadway is so last year. The hot thing now is Thursday afternoon shows. Three shows making the move are "Rodgers & Hammerstei...
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Musical breaks out at Lake Zurich board meetingApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - Saying he was spurred by a recently viral video of a musical breaking out on a commercial airline, Lake Zurich Mayor Thomas Poynton helped arrange for surprise entertain...
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Musical "Joseph" coming to Buffalo GroveApr 07, 2014 11:00 pm - "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," complete with catchy pop tunes, an Elvis-wannabe Pharaoh, and an uplifting, rags-to-riches success story, comes to Buffal...
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'Shrek The Musical" at Bartlett High School this weekendApr 07, 2014 11:00 pm - Bartlett High School's Fine Arts Department presents "Shrek The Musical" this weekend. Based on the story and characters from William Steig's book, "Shrek!" and the Osca...
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Weekend picks: Tiny Miles brings rock and bluesApr 06, 2014 11:00 pm - Teensy trio?: Tiny Miles & the Big Kids, a Chicago blues and rock trio, headlines at the Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. $6. (708) 484-3610 or har...
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Star-studded 'Superstar' to tour North AmericaApr 06, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The 1970s rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” is being resurrected for a North American arena rock tour this summer, led by a former boy band member, an R&B s...
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2 horns up for Dio tribute albumApr 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Various Artists, "Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life" (Rhino) One of the greatest heavy metal vocalists, Ronnie James Dio left an indelible mark on the genre throu...