Performing Arts
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Isabella Rossellini cheers diversity in new showDec 16, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Isabella Rossellini is very popular these days with her show that sounds like it should be dull. After all, it’s a scientific theater piece about animals. “It...
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Reinvented 'Phantom' takes darker, 'edgier' approachDec 15, 2013 4:45 am - Mark Campbell started memorizing the songs from "The Phantom of the Opera" when he was 14 - he'd sing along with his portable CD player while mowing the lawn. Not long a...
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Highland Symphonic Orchestra plays seasonal favoritesDec 13, 2013 4:26 pm - More than 80 Highland Middle School music students performed seasonal favorites at the four Libertyville District 70 elementary schools on Friday. At Copeland Manor Ele...
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Three Dog Night among new Arcada showsDec 13, 2013 3:47 pm - The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles takes music fans back to the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s with three just-announced shows on sale now. The Straits — featuring ...
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Improv Playhouse invites young actors to auditionDec 13, 2013 11:39 am - Auditions will be held for “Into The Woods Jr.,” an adaptation of one of Sondheim and Lapine’s most popular works designed especially for young performers, from 4-6 p.m....
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Theater eventsDec 13, 2013 9:00 am - Ÿ A Red Orchid Theatre showcases two new one-acts by Clint Sheffer titled “The Molehill” and “Come the Hell On” at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14. Performances ...
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Theater events: Laughs to be had at Janus fundraiserDec 13, 2013 4:30 am - Holiday laughs Janus Theater hosts a holiday show and fundraiser this weekend at the Elgin Public House. Janus regulars perform in the company’s humorous take on why it ...
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Curtain comes down on COD's Buffalo Theatre Ensemble — for nowDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - As the College of DuPage prepares to unveil its renovated McAninch Arts Center later this month, a staple of entertainment at the college for 27 years is shutting down f...
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Dancers entertain and educate at Libertyville High SchoolDec 12, 2013 3:24 pm - Standing alone on a Libertyville High School stage, Thodos Dance Chicago founder and director Melissa Thodos tried to put an auditorium full of students in the right fra...
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Improv Playhouse presents ‘Seussical’:Dec 12, 2013 3:12 pm - Performances of the Improv Playhouse Libertyville Showstoppers Production of the Broadway Junior Musical “ Seussical” are Friday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14...