Performing Arts
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Monty Python set to reunite for a stage showNov 19, 2013 8:03 am - LONDON — Big news in the comedy world: Monty Python is set to reunite for a stage show. Python member Terry Jones told the BBC on Tuesday he’s excited the group is reuni...
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Barrington High School’s staging of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ worth the rideNov 19, 2013 6:45 am - Tennessee Williams’ famous play “A Streetcar Named Desire” opens 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at Barrington High School’s Richard C. Johnson Auditorium, 616 W. Main St., in...
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‘Scooby-Doo Live’ heading for RosemontNov 18, 2013 12:44 pm - The always-hungry animated dog Scooby-Doo comes to life onstage in a new tour called “Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries,” which plays the Rosemont Theatre at 1 and 4 p....
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Albright Theatre to present ‘Just in the Nick of Time!’Nov 18, 2013 11:48 am - Tired of the same old holiday shows? Check out the Albright Theatre’s production of “Just in the Nick of Time!” by Linda Daugherty. The play is a holiday whodunit with p...
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Kirk Players to perform ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’Nov 18, 2013 11:36 am - Mundelein’s Kirk Players are bringing back their production of the heartwarming Margery Williams story “The Velveteen Rabbit” just in time for the holidays. This adaptat...
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Chicago youth theater to be honored by first ladyNov 17, 2013 8:04 am - A Chicago youth theater organization is among about a dozen groups that will be honored during a ceremony with first lady Michelle Obama. Storycatchers Theatre will rece...
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Sunday picks: Meet Emily Dickinson in GrayslakeNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - Up to their gills Whether your aquariums feature freshwater or saltwater fish, the Aquatic Experience Chicago brings all of them together (plus an exclusive Live Sh...
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Weekend picks: Metropolis presents the 'Caveman'Nov 16, 2013 5:00 am - Grunt, laugh Laugh at perceived differences between men and women traced back to prehistoric times in the one-man show “Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman.” It feat...
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Theater events: Comedian Steve Byrne plays SchaumburgNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - TBS' Byrne at Improv Standup comedian Steve Byrne, a veteran of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Conan” and “The Tonight Show” and star of the TBS sitcom “Sullivan & Son,” hea...
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'Port Authority' examines love, regret through the eyes of Dublin menNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - Director William Brown knew what he was doing when he cast Writers Theatre's Midwest premiere of "Port Authority," Conor McPherson's 2001 meditation on love and regret a...