Performing Arts
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Improv Playhouse to perform 'The Gathering'Mar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - The Improv Playhouse will produce "The Gathering," the late-Josephine Raciti Forsberg's contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Supper, directed by David Br...
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Sunday picks: Last chance at laughs with Orny AdamsMar 30, 2014 5:00 am - Springfest Expo: The Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce hosts its SpringFest Expo at Lakes Community High School, 1600 Eagle Way Drive, Lake Villa. Highlight...
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Weekend picks: Christian artists to raise up Sears CentreMar 29, 2014 5:00 am - Contemporary Christian: Newsboys, Lecrae, Colton Dixon and other Christian music stars are on the bill for the Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular, which plays Saturday...
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Theater events: Broadway star reprises role in Drury Lane's 'Les Mis'Mar 28, 2014 6:00 am - ‘Les Mis' returns Ivan Rutherford, who played Jean Valjean in more than 2,000 performances of “Les Miserables” on Broadway and during the 20th anniversary revival a...
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Improv festival brings acts far and wide to Chicago, SchaumburgMar 28, 2014 5:30 am - Local residents have earned the right to be a bit smug when it comes to boasting about Chicago's impact on comedy. After all, famous comedians like Tina Fey, Steve Carel...
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Lincolnshire library hosts 'Fractured Fairy Tales'Mar 28, 2014 1:00 am - Karey Burton of Naperville performs the roles of a chicken, a cow, a rabbit and a clothing designer — all in an hour. Burton is one of eight members of GreatWorks Touri...
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Skokie native takes flight in 'Peter' prequelMar 27, 2014 11:00 pm - The national tour of the five-time Tony Award-winning "Peter Pan" prequel "Peter and the Starcatcher" lands in Chicago next week. And though "Peter and the Starcatcher" ...
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Broadway star anything but blue about Genie role in 'Aladdin'Mar 26, 2014 5:45 am - The guy who plays the Genie in Broadway's “Aladdin” isn't hard to find. He's the one in the dressing room with Thor comic books and toys piled high. He's the one with a ...
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Music notes: Ha Ha Tonka gets cozy at RaueMar 26, 2014 5:00 am - Hip-hop pioneers A few heroes from the early days of hip-hop will trade rhymes at a show this weekend in the city. Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane and Biz...
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Broadway in Chicago seeks talented teen theater artistsMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago celebrates the next generation of theater artists as part of its third annual Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards competition taking place ne...