Performing Arts
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John Mahoney, Penny Slusher a well-matched duo in 'Chapatti'Mar 19, 2014 1:30 pm - Even the most ardent animal lovers recognize that all the love and affection pets provide sometimes isn't enough. Humans need more, as evidenced by Dan and Betty, the go...
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Cameron Mackintosh credo: 'It will be done right'Mar 19, 2014 5:45 am - By all rights, Cameron Mackintosh should be on a beach right now. The British producer behind such megahits as "Cats," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Miss Saigon" has ...
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Musical thriller 'Jekyll & Hyde' comes to Geneva High SchoolMar 19, 2014 1:01 am - It's all a facade. Or so the song goes when Geneva Community High School showcases "Jekyll & Hyde," a musical thriller that exposes the good and evil sides of human natu...
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'Anne Frank,' 'Doubt' part of Writers new seasonMar 18, 2014 11:00 pm - As work begins on Writers Theatre's new home, officials from the Glencoe theater announced Wednesday the three plays of their new season. The productions will be split, ...
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Weekend picks: 'One Night of Queen' plays at the RosemontMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - They will rock you: Relive the revelries of such rock classics as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” “Another One Bites the Dust” and more when the tribute concert...
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Comedy festival embraces 'nerd culture'Mar 17, 2014 5:45 am - Fran Hoepfner may be new to the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, but she has proudly considered herself a nerd since she was a teenager. The Mount Prospect native will host...
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Paramount's 'Rent' pays off artistically in AuroraMar 17, 2014 1:00 am - The late Jonathan Larson's once-hip 1996 rock musical "Rent" is a period piece of sorts. The graffiti-tagged Lower East Side neighborhoods haunted by the show's early-19...
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Geneva High to stage 'Jekyll & Hyde'Mar 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Tickets are now on sale for the Geneva High School production of "Jekyll & Hyde," which will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, to Saturday, March 22, in the high schoo...
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Piven Workshop, Waukegan theater partner for classesMar 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Waukegan's Clockwise Theatre is bulking up its stage offerings and launching a partnership with the well-known Piven Theatre Workshop. The partnership with Piven, an Eva...
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John Mahoney back onstage in Northlight's 'Chapatti'Mar 16, 2014 5:45 am - John Mahoney is known to most television fans for playing Frasier Crane's father on the long-running series “Frasier,” but the actor has spent much of his time in the ye...