Performing Arts
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Vote for your Suburban Chicago's Got Talent favoritesJun 25, 2014 5:00 am - The judges for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent are weighing in on which of the 20 finalists should advance to the Top 15. Now it's your turn. Online voting is open at dai...
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Michael Cera steals Steppenwolf's 'Youth'Jun 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Those who came of age in the '80s will no doubt recognize the aimless, young adults in "This is Our Youth," Kenneth Lonergan's relentlessly authentic, 1996 coming-of-age...
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Drama campers enjoy water fun on the high seas of Libertyville summer campJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - Excited children splashed down a wet slide and threw water balloons at each other Tuesday during Wet Day at the Spotlight Youth Theater summer camp at The Chapel in Libe...
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Weekend picks: Hey, buuuddy! Pauly Shore plays SchaumburgJun 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Bio-dome dude: Fans of 1990s films like “Encino Man,” “Bio-Dome” and “Son-in-Law” won't want to miss comedian and actor Pauly Shore performing this weekend at the Im...
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Writing a hit song often a team projectJun 22, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - How many people does it take to write a hit song? If you're Pharrell, one. If you're Pitbull or Jason Derulo, probably eight - or more. Billboard's recent Hot...
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Jane Lynch hits the stage with cabaret appearanceJun 22, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Jane Lynch has zipped off the tracksuit and left the Cheerios behind. The "Glee" star is going cabaret. The Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winner made her night...
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Sunday picks: Bret Michaels, hair rockers play ElginJun 22, 2014 5:00 am - Vintage metal: Bret Michaels of the 1980s hair-metal band Poison will be joined by some key contemporaries at the Hair Band Heavyweights show at Grand Victoria Casin...
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Weekend picks: Jim Gill gets silly in NapervilleJun 21, 2014 5:00 am - Jim Gill jams: It's time to get silly! Award-winning musician Jim Gill presents a family concert with interactive dancing, singing and a silly dance contest at Washi...
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Theater events: Writers Theatre extends 'Days Like Today' and moreJun 20, 2014 6:00 am - • Writers Theatre has extended its world premiere of Alan Schmuckler and Laura Eason's “Days Like Today,” a modern musical about love in all its permutations. Performanc...
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Algonquin native ready for takeoff with Wright brothers showJun 20, 2014 5:30 am - He may spend most of his time behind the scenes, but Eric Svejcar puts the soul in a show. As a composer, the Algonquin native's role is to get audience members tapping...