Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: A cappella group Chapter 6 visits LincolnshireFeb 08, 2014 5:00 am - Chapter 6: The all-male, a cappella vocal ensemble Chapter 6 headlines in the performing arts center at Stevenson High School, One Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire. The...
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Sunday picks: David Alan Grier cracks up ImprovFeb 08, 2014 5:00 am - From 'Living Color': Comedian and Tony Award-nominated actor David Alan Grier (“In Living Color,” “Porgy and Bess”) performs at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfie...
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The SoapboxFeb 08, 2014 4:00 am - Filling the food void: An upside to Dominick's pulling out of the Chicago market? Stores that offer new options for local palates are filling the vacuum. Examples are Jo...
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Silent Film Society finds new spot for old filmsFeb 07, 2014 2:59 pm - The Silent Film Society of Chicago is moving its “Buster Keaton Weekend” March 7-9 from the now-shuttered Des Plaines Theatre to a much smaller venue across the street. ...
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Second Chicago Theatre Week celebrates city, suburban productionsFeb 07, 2014 5:00 am - With Chicago's national and international reputation as a theater center, it hardly seems necessary that the city devote a week to celebrating theater. Chicago regularly...
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Theater events: See Alton Brown in action at the OrientalFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - A fine romance Williams Street Repertory continues its season with the Sheldon Harnick-Jerry Bock musical “She Loves Me,” about a pair of bickering work colleagues ...
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Suburban native playing Carole King on BroadwayFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - The meeting between the two women was brief but full of emotion. It was a surprise for one. For the other, it was carefully orchestrated. Broadway actress Jessie Mueller...
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Vero Voce Theater presents 'Disney's Mulan Jr.'Feb 07, 2014 1:01 am - Vero Voce Theater in St. Charles will present "Disney's Mulan Jr." at 7 p.m. Fridays, 4:30 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, May 13-22, in the Pheasant Run Mains...
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Vero Voce to put on 'Heathers The Musical" July 22-31Feb 06, 2014 10:00 pm - Vero Voce will present "Heathers The Musical" at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays, July 22-31, at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Ma...
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First Folio navigates wacky waters in 'Rough Crossing'Feb 06, 2014 4:30 am - You know First Folio Theatre's theatrical ship is on course when the crew includes Kevin McKillip. The presence of the lissome, loose-limbed actor as an unseasoned cabin...