Performing Arts
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Fitting tribute to Arcada mainstay, organist ShafferJan 19, 2014 8:16 pm - The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles brought out the bells and whistles Sunday — literally — to pay tribute to its late former organist, Jim Shaffer. They could be heard du...
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Weekend picks: Bobby Lee comes to SchaumburgJan 18, 2014 5:00 am - MADtv man: Fans of the former sketch comedy show “MADtv” won't want to miss cast member and comedian Bobby Lee performing live this weekend at The Improv Comedy Show...
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Sunday picks: Michael Peter Smith brings folk to GurneeJan 18, 2014 5:00 am - Folksy evening: The Lake County Folk Club presents folk artist Michael Peter Smith in concert at the In-Laws Restaurant, 720 Milwaukee Ave., Gurnee. Folk singer and ...
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Radcliffe eyes Broadway in ‘Cripple of Inishmaan’Jan 18, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway as a disabled Irish dreamer. Producers said Thursday the “Harry Potter” actor will star in Martin McDonagh’s “The Cr...
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Short and Sweet critic Lauren Dennhardt reviews Ghost the Musical, hosted by Diana MartinezJan 17, 2014 3:20 pm - Short and Sweet Critic for the day, Laura Dennhardt of Buffalo Grove, discusses her reaction to Broadway in Chicago’s Ghost the Musical with Diana Martinez. Dennhardt, a...
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Mirren earns Harvard’s Hasty Pudding awardJan 17, 2014 10:09 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren has been named woman of the year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The 68-year-old Mirren ...
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Theater events: Live it up at Marriott's 'Cabaret'Jan 17, 2014 5:00 am - Marriott's ‘Cabaret' Broadway veteran Megan Sikora stars as Sally Bowles, the British chanteuse who seduces aspiring writer Clifford (Patrick Srb) in Marriott Theat...
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Re-imagined 'Phantom' as engaging as everJan 15, 2014 10:00 pm - Fear not "Phantom of the Opera" fans. The mist still swirls, the skiff still glides along the underground lake and the chandelier still plummets in the newly re-imagined...
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Metropolis needs changes to surviveJan 15, 2014 4:00 am - A report put together by a volunteer task force outlined numerous problems with the way Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is being run, but officials for the Arlington H...
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Weekend picks: Jon Heder hosts 'Napoleon' screeningsJan 14, 2014 12:00 pm - Vote for Pedro: Actor Jon Heder rose to fame as the star of “Napoleon Dynamite.” He will sign autographs and host screenings of the cult indie film this weekend at t...