Performing Arts
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'Tiny Thumbelina' takes the stage at Steel Beam TheatreApr 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Children's Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles, will present "Tiny Thumbelina," a musical, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, and running for four weeke...
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Streamwood High School stages "Fiddler on the Roof"Apr 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Streamwood High School is presenting its spring musical, "Fiddler on the Roof," the next two weekends in the high school auditorium. Performances began Thursday and con...
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Music notes: Blue October, Against Me! stopping in the suburbsApr 01, 2014 5:00 am - Powerhouse punk Pop-punk band Against Me! will make a stop in the suburbs this weekend, touring behind its acclaimed new album, “Transgender Dysphoria Blues,” which...
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Weekend picks: Elmo's in trouble in 'Sesame Street Live'Mar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Elmo's song: See what happens when furry Elmo gets his hands on Abby Cadabby's magic wand in “Sesame Street Live: Can't Stop Singing” at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333...
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Improv Playhouse to perform 'The Gathering'Mar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - The Improv Playhouse will produce "The Gathering," the late-Josephine Raciti Forsberg's contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Supper, directed by David Br...
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Sunday picks: Last chance at laughs with Orny AdamsMar 30, 2014 5:00 am - Springfest Expo: The Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce hosts its SpringFest Expo at Lakes Community High School, 1600 Eagle Way Drive, Lake Villa. Highlight...
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Weekend picks: Christian artists to raise up Sears CentreMar 29, 2014 5:00 am - Contemporary Christian: Newsboys, Lecrae, Colton Dixon and other Christian music stars are on the bill for the Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular, which plays Saturday...
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Theater events: Broadway star reprises role in Drury Lane's 'Les Mis'Mar 28, 2014 6:00 am - ‘Les Mis' returns Ivan Rutherford, who played Jean Valjean in more than 2,000 performances of “Les Miserables” on Broadway and during the 20th anniversary revival a...
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Improv festival brings acts far and wide to Chicago, SchaumburgMar 28, 2014 5:30 am - Local residents have earned the right to be a bit smug when it comes to boasting about Chicago's impact on comedy. After all, famous comedians like Tina Fey, Steve Carel...
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Lincolnshire library hosts 'Fractured Fairy Tales'Mar 28, 2014 1:00 am - Karey Burton of Naperville performs the roles of a chicken, a cow, a rabbit and a clothing designer — all in an hour. Burton is one of eight members of GreatWorks Touri...