Performing Arts
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“The Laramie Project” brings lessons for students, audience at Rolling Meadows HSFeb 05, 2014 4:00 am - Some plays try to make audiences laugh, others try to make them cry, but the students and director behind the upcoming performances of “The Laramie Project” at Rolling M...
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Spotlight Youth Theater to perform ‘Shrek the Musical’ at CLCFeb 04, 2014 11:49 am - Students ages 8-18 of Spotlight Youth Theater will present “Shrek the Musical” at the College of Lake County’s James Lumber Center. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWork...
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Best bets: Chicago Auto Show rolls into McCormick PlaceFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Sleek and shiny North America's largest auto show is the Chicago Auto Show, which returns for its 106th edition this year starting this weekend at McC...
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'Aladdin' role on Broadway opens whole new world for Elgin nativeFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Elgin native Courtney Reed had never seen a Broadway musical. Or even been to New York. Yet, six months after graduating from Roosevelt University's theater program, t...
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Weekend picks: Monster Jam crushes the AllstateFeb 03, 2014 3:00 pm - Big wheels: See oversized trucks in action like the Grave Digger, Madusa, El Toro Loco and more when Monster Jam returns this weekend to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. ...
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School closed, teens turn to Arlington Park for play rehearsalFeb 03, 2014 1:51 pm - The show must go on! That was the spirit displayed last week when St. Viator students found themselves faced with school closed for two days due to subzero weather, taki...
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Muti to lead Chicago Symphony through 2020Feb 03, 2014 1:26 pm - CHICAGO — Maestro Riccardo Muti has extended his contract with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2020. Muti has been the symphony’s music director since 2010. On Mo...
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Black History Month show in Schaumburg to address bullyingFeb 03, 2014 9:57 am - By Eric Peterson epeterson@dailyherald.com As it has annually since 1999, Schaumburg-based Powerhouse Productions will present an original play this month demonstrating ...
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Newlyweds tackle playing Yankee icons on BroadwayFeb 03, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — After marrying this summer, Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne skipped the honeymoon to somewhere exotic like Fiji or the Seychelles. They’ve gone nowhere. The tw...
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Sunday picks: Woodstock celebrates 'Groundhog Day'Feb 02, 2014 5:00 am - 'Groundhog Day': The Woodstock Theatre, at 209 Main St., in downtown Woodstock, presents free screenings of the 1993 comedy film “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murra...