Performing Arts
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New Arcada shows a blast from the pastNov 20, 2013 1:12 pm - The Arcada Theatre, at 105 E. Main St., in St. Charles, has announced upcoming shows for its 2014 season. Artists include singer Eddie Money, the British rock band Fogha...
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Celebrating Elgin’s arts scene and planning for fringe festNov 20, 2013 6:11 am - The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission in cooperation with Janus Theater Company and Side Street Studio Arts will host Whatever Happens ... Happens: a Celebration of Arts in...
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The McAninch Arts Center sets grand opening, 2014 seasonNov 19, 2013 10:00 pm - The McAninch Arts Center, on the College of DuPage campus in Glen Ellyn, reopens in February following a 14-month, $35 million renovation. Grammy Award-winning blue...
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‘Spider-Man’ show to close on Broadway; Vegas nextNov 19, 2013 8:04 am - NEW YORK — Producers are turning the lights off forever on the Spider-Man musical on Broadway early next year, the final chapter in the story of most expensive theatrica...
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Monty Python set to reunite for a stage showNov 19, 2013 8:03 am - LONDON — Big news in the comedy world: Monty Python is set to reunite for a stage show. Python member Terry Jones told the BBC on Tuesday he’s excited the group is reuni...
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Barrington High School’s staging of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ worth the rideNov 19, 2013 6:45 am - Tennessee Williams’ famous play “A Streetcar Named Desire” opens 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at Barrington High School’s Richard C. Johnson Auditorium, 616 W. Main St., in...
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‘Scooby-Doo Live’ heading for RosemontNov 18, 2013 12:44 pm - The always-hungry animated dog Scooby-Doo comes to life onstage in a new tour called “Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries,” which plays the Rosemont Theatre at 1 and 4 p....
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Albright Theatre to present ‘Just in the Nick of Time!’Nov 18, 2013 11:48 am - Tired of the same old holiday shows? Check out the Albright Theatre’s production of “Just in the Nick of Time!” by Linda Daugherty. The play is a holiday whodunit with p...
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Kirk Players to perform ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’Nov 18, 2013 11:36 am - Mundelein’s Kirk Players are bringing back their production of the heartwarming Margery Williams story “The Velveteen Rabbit” just in time for the holidays. This adaptat...
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Chicago youth theater to be honored by first ladyNov 17, 2013 8:04 am - A Chicago youth theater organization is among about a dozen groups that will be honored during a ceremony with first lady Michelle Obama. Storycatchers Theatre will rece...