Performing Arts
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Wheelchair no obstacle for suburban theater womanJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Linda Collins really wants - and needs - a new wheelchair-accessible van with hand controls so she can regain the independence lost to multiple sclerosis. "Right now, no...
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Marriott's 'Godspell' goes contemporary, losing hippie-era edgeJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - The hippies of the 1971 musical revue "Godspell" have been replaced with pretty, peppy contemporary Christians at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. It's for the Chic...
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Andrews Sisters tributes boogie onto local stagesJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - Break out the bugles: World War II may be long over, but the sisters who brought Boogie Woogie to the troops are back. More than 45 years after the Andrews Sisters last...
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Neil Simon's 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' comes to ElginJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - Eric Faler is a 17-year-old high school graduate. He shaves his face. He is old enough to drive. He will be heading off to college in the fall. But starting Friday, June...
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20 finalists for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJun 11, 2014 1:00 am - Twenty finalists have been chosen to compete in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, a summer-long talent competition with performers vying for prizes including a vacation tri...
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Jack White goes country on second solo CDJun 10, 2014 5:45 am - Jack White, "Lazaretto" (Third Man/Columbia) Jack White's second solo album is steeped in tones of his adopted hometown, Nashville. Lighthearted piano, sprightly fi...
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Soured on theater after parking ticketsJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - After reading your view on the Metropolis Theater I have to comment. We were members and major donors to the arts and had season tickets until the police started giving ...
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Weekend picks: Feel the blues at Chicago's Blues FestJun 08, 2014 11:00 pm - Big blues: Bettye LaVette, Aaron Neville and Dr. John are just a few of the stars performing at the Chicago Blues Festival. Head over to the world's largest free blu...
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Predictions for who will and should win at the TonysJun 08, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - It's been a year on Broadway so unpredictable that the only thing for certain at the Tony Awards on Sunday is that Hugh Jackman will be the host. There have b...
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Selected winners at the 2014 Tony AwardsJun 08, 2014 1:01 am - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Mark Rylance, "Twelfth Night." Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Lena Hall, "Hed...