Performing Arts
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Spotlight: Screenwriter vows to tell the truth in Theater Wit comedy 'The Whistleblower'May 05, 2023 6:00 am - The whole truth Offered his own TV show, screenwriter Eli decides to share hard truths with his co-workers, friends and family in "The Whistleblower," the latest comedy ...
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Libertyville's Beth Lacke examines Constitutional conundrum in 'What the Constitution Means to Me'May 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Beth Lacke got her first laugh as a kindergartner playing a lamp in the class Nativity play, during which she forgot her line. Someone whispered in her ear and Lacke blu...
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Storyteller Kelly Swanson brings 'Who Hijacked My Fairytale?' to the MAC May 13May 02, 2023 11:00 pm - The perfect girl's night out or Mother's Day treat away from the kids, Kelly Swanson brings her one-woman tour-de-force production "Who Hijacked My Fairytale" to the MAC...
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Northlight's folk-infused 'Porch on Windy Hill' benefits from crackerjack trioMay 02, 2023 11:00 pm - “The Porch on Windy Hill: a new play with old music” - ★ ★ ★ “Music has charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.” Those words by 17th-c...
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Things to do May 5-11: Frankie Valli, tulip fests, food truck fests and moreMay 02, 2023 6:00 am - Friday, May 5 Midwest Tulip Fest: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Kuipers Family Farm, 1N318 Watson Road, Maple Park...
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Visit Oakton in May for music, improv, Speaker ShowcaseMay 01, 2023 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College's performing arts lineup has something for everyone during May. "Whether you like guitar or trombone, jazz or classical music, improv or the art...
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'Some Like It Hot' leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods
May 01, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - "Some Like It Hot," a musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, waltzed away Tuesday with a leading 13 T...
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Spotlight: 'Abbott Elementary' star Lisa Ann Walter headlines Batavia's Comedy VaultApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Sitcom star Actress/comedian Lisa Ann Walter, co-creator and star of several sitcoms and unscripted series, who currently plays Melissa Schemmenti on ABC's "Abbott Elem...
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'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Classic Shakespeare play returns to the ECC Arts CenterApr 26, 2023 11:00 pm - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" returns to the Elgin Community College Arts Center for the spring theater performance, nearly a decade after the play first premiered at the ...
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Triple the fun in GreenMan Theatre's production of 'Love and Tear Gas'Apr 26, 2023 11:00 pm - Humor, sass and activism will take center stage during GreenMan Theatre Troupe's upcoming performances of the playwright and Emmy Award-winning TV writer Ken Levine's co...