Performing Arts
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Lake Park, Geneva take dance titlesFeb 01, 2014 2:01 pm - Although her team didn’t yet know exactly how well they’d done as they strode off the dance floor Saturday, the coach of Lake Park High School’s competitive dance team, ...
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Weekend picks: Professional bullriders buck into townFeb 01, 2014 5:00 am - Bucking trend: See daring men and women brave bucking bulls, participate in barrel racing and more at the Professional Championship Bullriders World Tour Finale VIII...
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Broadway show really hopes to rock Super BowlFeb 01, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — On Super Bowl Sunday, there will be a group of people sweating out in the cold in front of millions, doing what they do best. And that group is, of course, th...
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Too young for Super Bowl? Mars calls it an honorFeb 01, 2014 4:33 am - NEW YORK — Bruno Mars says he feels honored the NFL is letting him perform at the Super Bowl halftime show even though he’s still a budding artist. “I feel like a new ar...
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Stage is set for Saturday's state dance championshipsJan 31, 2014 8:00 pm - There is one point in the St. Francis High School competitive dance routine, set to Ellie Goulding's “Dead in the Water,” where coach Nichole Johnson knows whether the 1...
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On stage: Chicago native Pat McGann headlines ZaniesJan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Local talent Fresh from his appearance last week on “Late Night with David Letterman,” comedian Pat McGann headline Zanies in Rosemont. Since 2007, McGann has been...
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Northlight's rollicking 'Tom Jones' offers many delightsJan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Watching Northlight Theatre's fabulous Chicago-area premiere of "Tom Jones" opening weekend, I had a hard time deciding who was having a better time: the audience or the...
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More at stake than custody in engrossing 'Luna Gale'Jan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Between a rock and a hard place. That's where veteran social worker Caroline finds herself in Rebecca Gilman's exceptional "Luna Gale," in its superbly acted, astutely...
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'A turning point:' Events mark Beatles' anniversaryJan 31, 2014 4:45 am - Louise Harrison is among the lucky few who can say she was there when her "kid brother's band" (better known as the Beatles) made its smashing debut on "The Ed Sullivan ...
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Des Plaines Theatre forced to close againJan 31, 2014 4:30 am - The Des Plaines Theatre has closed its doors after its owner failed to meet a city-imposed deadline to fix building code issues, leaving promoters who scheduled events t...