Performing Arts
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Elmhurst native plays put-upon worker in 'Assistance'Feb 14, 2014 4:45 am - Elmhurst native John Taflan prepared for his role in LiveWire Chicago Theatre's latest production, "Assistance," in an unusual way. He watched TV. "I watched a lot of 'C...
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10 last-minute ideas to keep you out of the Valentine's Day doghouseFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - If you're the type who made your Valentine's Day dinner reservations a month ago and snagged tickets to your sweetie's favorite show, good for you. If not, well, we're h...
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TimeLine's 'How and the Why' examines two women of scienceFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - Sarah Treem's premise for “The How and the Why,” now making its Chicago debut via TimeLine Theatre Company, sounds dry on the surface. It's about two female biologists o...
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Conant musical opens FridayFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - Conant musical opens Friday
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'Peter Pan' flies into BataviaFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - Magic unfolds onstage in Spotlight Aurora's 'Peter Pan'
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Westminster's top dog heads to 'Kinky Boots'Feb 13, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - There are plenty of divas onstage at Broadway's "Kinky Boots" - and a special four-legged kind plans on joining them soon. Sky, the 5-year-old wire fox terrie...
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Theater events: Get cozy at Steel Beam's Valentine cabaretFeb 13, 2014 4:45 am - Love is in the air Pascale M. Trouillot, Sister Hubert in Steel Beam Theatre's recent production of “Nuncrackers,” returns to the theater to perform for a Valentine...
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Insane Clown Posse again seeks new festival siteFeb 12, 2014 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - A yearly festival headlined by the rap-metal group Insane Clown Posse won't be staged this summer at a central Missouri town's campground after all. Some two...
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'I do not fit in': Singer k.d. lang on BroadwayFeb 11, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - If you're a little surprised to discover that alt-country star k.d. lang is coming to Broadway, so is Lang. "It is outside my comfort zone. It is something th...
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Best bets: Swoon to sounds of The Midtown MenFeb 11, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Who Loves You? Serenades from members of the original Broadway cast of “Jersey Boys” will fill the Paramount Theatre when The Midtown Men perform two ...