Performing Arts
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New show by 'Riverdance' producers coming to ChicagoAug 15, 2013 10:00 am - "Heartbeat of Home," the latest percussive dance revue from the producers of the worldwide smash show "Riverdance," will have its U.S. premiere in Chicago in March. "He...
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Auditions for musical-comedy in LibertyvilleAug 14, 2013 4:35 pm - Six men and eight women are sought for Liberty Town Productions presentation of “Company”, a musical-comedy. Half-hour auditions will be held the evenings of Monday, Sep...
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ECC Arts Center celebrates 20 years, 4,000 actsAug 14, 2013 5:30 am - The Elgin Community College Arts Center has gone platinum. Not because it sold a million albums, sure, but the Arts Center has plenty to celebrate in its platinum anniv...
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Best bets: Running of Arlington Million returns SaturdayAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Top Pick By a nose? The Arlington Million was the world's first million-dollar horse race, and the tradition continues Saturday at Arlington International Rac...
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Donny and Marie bring Christmas tour to RosemontAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Donny and Marie Osmond are bringing Christmas cheer to the area once again, but this time in a bigger venue. “The Donny & Marie Christmas Tour 2013” has announced a Ros...
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Palatine vocalist wins Suburban Chicago's Got Talent contestAug 10, 2013 2:45 pm - Vocalist Gabriela Francesca of Palatine was named the winner of the 2013 edition of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, while vocalist Andrew Johnston of Bourbonnais was vote...
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Improv high school all-starsAug 09, 2013 1:04 pm - The Improv Playhouse presents an afternoon of all-star improv at its main stage facility, 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Performances of the 2013 Illinois All Star...
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Understated con man sells First Folio's 'Rainmaker'Aug 09, 2013 6:00 am - “Once in your life, you have to take a chance on a con man.” Self-described swindler Bill Starbuck utters those words in “The Rainmaker,” N. Richard Nash's modest, oft-...
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Mutts hides joy, passion behind a smoky growlAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Tom Waits definitely has his hands in this one. Not literally, but it's undeniable the guys in Mutts drew heavy influence from Waits. At first listen, the whiskey-soaked...
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Local theater: '9 to 5' clocks in at MarriotAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Working gals Three colleagues become friends when they take on their egotistic, sexist, duplicitous boss in Marriot Theatre's production of “9 to 5 The Musical,” in...