Performing Arts
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Grayslake Central, North high school students prepare for spring musicalMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - Students from the fine arts department of Grayslake High School District 127 sang and danced during a dress rehearsal Monday for their upcoming performance of "Once On T...
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Harper to stage Tony Award-winning play 'Sweeney Todd'Mar 02, 2014 10:00 pm - Mixing intense drama with dark humor, the Tony Award-winning musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" will take the stage at Harper College beginning Mar...
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Sunday picks: See train models up closeMar 01, 2014 10:00 pm - High Wheeler Train Show: Train fans can view 20 running model railroads at the annual High Wheeler Train Show at Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. Ev...
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Film 'The Standbys' probes quirky Broadway partMar 01, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - Merwin Foard has one of the oddest jobs on Broadway: He gets paid not to perform. Foard is a top standby - an actor hired to wait in the wings of Broadway sho...
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Weekend picks: Colin Quinn finds the funny in politicsFeb 28, 2014 10:00 pm - Political humor: After exploring history in his Broadway show “Long Story Short,” former “Saturday Night Live” star Colin Quinn tackles politics in his new touring s...
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Steel Beam's 'Portugal' needs workFeb 28, 2014 4:00 am - One thing about Steel Beam Theatre, it's not afraid to take a chance on a new work. Over the years, the St. Charles company has produced several new shows and, for that,...
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Theater events: 'Schoolhouse Rock' comes to MarriottFeb 28, 2014 4:00 am - ‘Schoolhouse Rock' Marriott Theatre brings to the stage a popular 1970s cartoon as part of its young audiences series. “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” tells the story of a...
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'Heartbeat of Home' builds on legacy of 'Riverdance'Feb 28, 2014 4:00 am - Toronto was the first city to welcome the North American tour of "Heartbeat of Home," a new music and dance revue by the team responsible for the international sensation...
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Blockbuster musicals dominate Paramount's seasonFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced on Friday its 2014-15 Broadway series consisting of four large-scale musicals, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway phenom ...
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Chicago The Musical - Review by Diana MartinezFeb 28, 2014 12:00 am - The best I've seen - brilliant, bold and funny.