Performing Arts
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Elgin High School's 'The Music Man' a family-friendly crowd pleaserFeb 26, 2014 5:01 am - Revisit a classic musical this weekend, when Elgin High School presents "The Music Man." Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27-28, and noon and 7 p.m. ...
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Jacobs to present 'Urinetown: the Musical'Feb 26, 2014 5:01 am - Don't let the title fool you; "Urinetown: the Musical," which opens this weekend at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, is not a show about toilet humor. "Urinetown" is the...
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Goodman Theatre tackles Trayvon Martin killingFeb 25, 2014 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - The Goodman Theatre is the latest company to join a national push to stage a night of short plays about the killing of Trayvon Martin. The Goodman will present...
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Cutting Hall marks namesake's birthday with March 1 open houseFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - The Palatine Park District will mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Charles Cutting, namesake of the Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, this Saturday with an op...
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Weekend picks: Trash Martini rocks Mickey Finn'sFeb 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Trash Martini: Hear the rock tunes of party band Trash Martini at Mickey Finn's Brewery, 412 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Cover charge is $5. (847) 362-6688 or m...
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Ron Orbach returns to Chicago — for 'Chicago'Feb 23, 2014 10:00 pm - YouTube #8220;Seinfeld#8221; star John O'Hurley previously toured to Chicago as the slick lawyer Billy Flynn, as has award-winning Mexican actress Bianca Marroquin as th...
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Theater events: John O'Hurley comes to 'Chicago'Feb 21, 2014 4:45 am - Theater events: John O'Hurley comes to 'Chicago'
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Gentrification gets a going over in Goodman's 'Buzzer'Feb 21, 2014 4:45 am - In a play called "Buzzer," it's ironic that the intercom system doesn't actually work. Yet the broken buzzer in Tracey Scott Wilson's 2012 drama is a deliberate plot de...
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Harris Theater halts shows due to electrical fireFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - An electrical fire Wednesday at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago has forced the cancellation of all shows at the 1,525-seat Millennium Park venue throug...
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Vanessa Williams eyes Broadway's 'After Midnight'Feb 20, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - Vanessa Williams wants to stay up after midnight. The actress, singer and former Miss America watched the matinee performance of "After Midnight" on Wednesday...