Performing Arts
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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...
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Odyssey fine arts festival an exciting experience for Stevenson High studentsFeb 06, 2014 4:15 am - And the show must go on. Despite an overnight snowstorm that snarled Wednesday morning commuter traffic, only a handful of performers and lecturers missed the 10th editi...
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See a play at LHS:Feb 05, 2014 2:26 pm - Libertyville High School will present “Ah, Wilderness!,” a play by American playwright Eugene O’Neill, on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8. Performances are at 7:30 ...
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“The Laramie Project” brings lessons for students, audience at Rolling Meadows HSFeb 05, 2014 4:00 am - Some plays try to make audiences laugh, others try to make them cry, but the students and director behind the upcoming performances of “The Laramie Project” at Rolling M...
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Spotlight Youth Theater to perform ‘Shrek the Musical’ at CLCFeb 04, 2014 11:49 am - Students ages 8-18 of Spotlight Youth Theater will present “Shrek the Musical” at the College of Lake County’s James Lumber Center. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWork...
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Best bets: Chicago Auto Show rolls into McCormick PlaceFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Sleek and shiny North America's largest auto show is the Chicago Auto Show, which returns for its 106th edition this year starting this weekend at McC...
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'Aladdin' role on Broadway opens whole new world for Elgin nativeFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Elgin native Courtney Reed had never seen a Broadway musical. Or even been to New York. Yet, six months after graduating from Roosevelt University's theater program, t...
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Weekend picks: Monster Jam crushes the AllstateFeb 03, 2014 3:00 pm - Big wheels: See oversized trucks in action like the Grave Digger, Madusa, El Toro Loco and more when Monster Jam returns this weekend to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. ...
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School closed, teens turn to Arlington Park for play rehearsalFeb 03, 2014 1:51 pm - The show must go on! That was the spirit displayed last week when St. Viator students found themselves faced with school closed for two days due to subzero weather, taki...
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Muti to lead Chicago Symphony through 2020Feb 03, 2014 1:26 pm - CHICAGO — Maestro Riccardo Muti has extended his contract with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2020. Muti has been the symphony’s music director since 2010. On Mo...