Performing Arts
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'King Charles III' puts British monarchy onstageApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - A new play about Britain's future king is getting rave reviews. Once it would have been theatrical treason. "King Charles III" imagines current heir Prince Char...
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Drury Lane skillfully navigates familiar 'Les Mis'Apr 10, 2014 2:00 pm - It would be churlish for audiences to expect a rotating turntable stage in every new production of “Les Misérables,” now making its Drury Lane Theatre debut in Oakbrook ...
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First Folio announces seasonApr 10, 2014 5:30 am - First Folio Theatre announced Wednesday it will open its 2014-15 season with "The Gravedigger," a world premiere from Joseph Zettelmaier, whose "Salvage" runs throug...
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Warren Township High hosts Live the Arts FestivalApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - Warren Township High School held its third annual Live the Arts Festival Thursday night in Gurnee. Drama, band, choir, art, speech and dance students hosted the event at...
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Daniel Wright students to perform 'The Little Mermaid, Jr.'Apr 10, 2014 1:00 am - More than 60 Daniel Wright Junior High School students make up the cast and crew for this week's performances of Disney's “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” Under the direction o...
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Waukegan Symphony Orchestra celebrates 40th anniversaryApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - The Waukegan Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 40th anniversary with a performance at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at Waukegan High School's Trapp Auditorium, 2325 Brookside...
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Four musicals take the stage at Fox Valley high schoolsApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - Directors dish on the challenges of producing high school musicals
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Auditions and art showsApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - • Albright Theatre Company has auditions for Morland Cary's "Love Rides the Rails (or Will the Mail Train Run Tonight?)" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, April 13 and 14,...
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Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin to star on Steppenwolf stageApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin are slated to star together on Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan's play "This is Our Youth," a comedy about the high times and aimle...
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Producers add Thursday matinees on BroadwayApr 08, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Catching a Wednesday matinee on Broadway is so last year. The hot thing now is Thursday afternoon shows. Three shows making the move are "Rodgers & Hammerstei...