Performing Arts
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J.K. Rowling to work on Harry Potter stage playDec 20, 2013 7:06 am - LONDON — Harry Potter has traveled from page to screen — and now to stage. J.K. Rowling said Friday she is working on a play about the boy wizard’s life before he attend...
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Chicago theater helps visually, hearing impairedDec 20, 2013 6:06 am - Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company says it’s trying to make productions more accessible to people with visual and hearing impairments. The downtown Chicago theat...
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Creators of ‘Riverdance’ plan to tour new showDec 20, 2013 5:33 am - NEW YORK — The folks behind “Riverdance” have a new thundering Irish dance show poised to tour North America, but don’t dare call it “Riverdance II.” “Heartbeat of H...
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Communication at issue in Steppenwolf's 'Tribes'Dec 19, 2013 10:00 pm - If the garrulous family members in Nina Raine's “Tribes,” in its Chicago-area premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, seem familiar, it's because they are. Well-educated and hy...
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Theater events: Join Raven's Sherlock Holmes discussionDec 19, 2013 10:00 pm - Ÿ Writer and Chicago native Graham Moore (“The Sherlockian”) discusses the popularity of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character following the 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, pe...
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Goodman’s ‘Iceman’ opens off-Broadway in 2015Dec 19, 2013 4:31 am - The actors and artistic team responsible for Goodman Theatre’s acclaimed 2012 revival of Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh” will take their show on the road in 2015. ...
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Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel headed to Rock HallDec 17, 2013 1:41 pm - NEW YORK — Nirvana, Kiss and Peter Gabriel will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. The Rock Hall announced Tuesday that Hall and Oates, Linda Ron...
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Isabella Rossellini cheers diversity in new showDec 16, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Isabella Rossellini is very popular these days with her show that sounds like it should be dull. After all, it’s a scientific theater piece about animals. “It...
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Reinvented 'Phantom' takes darker, 'edgier' approachDec 15, 2013 4:45 am - Mark Campbell started memorizing the songs from "The Phantom of the Opera" when he was 14 - he'd sing along with his portable CD player while mowing the lawn. Not long a...
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Highland Symphonic Orchestra plays seasonal favoritesDec 13, 2013 4:26 pm - More than 80 Highland Middle School music students performed seasonal favorites at the four Libertyville District 70 elementary schools on Friday. At Copeland Manor Ele...