Performing Arts
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Deerfield native masters 10 instruments for 'Once'Oct 05, 2013 11:00 pm - Being an understudy for multiple roles in a touring Broadway musical can be difficult, even under normal circumstances. But for former Deerfield resident Zander Meisner,...
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Bilingual actors sought for musicalOct 04, 2013 6:52 pm - Actors of all ages and ethnicities who speak both English and Spanish are needed for the classic pastoral musical of the Nativity, “La Pastorela.” Auditions and performa...
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Two Dist. 214 to be part of state theater festivalOct 04, 2013 12:48 pm - Actress Celine Dirkes of Wheeling High School and assistant stage manager Yasmin Mitchell of Elk Grove High School have been chosen to participate in the 39th annual All...
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Theater events: A show for Gershwin fansOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - Crazy for Gershwin “Summertime,” “I Got Rhythm” and “S'Wonderful” are among the George Gershwin tunes featured as part of Light Opera Works' “Gershwin's Greatest Hi...
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Suburban actors play key roles on Chicago stagesOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - A Clarendon Hills middle school student treks across war zones alongside an Academy Award nominee. A Glendale Heights native helps re-create one of the Civil War's pivot...
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'Old Jews' sends up marriage, aging and, of course, Jewish mothersOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - A man comes home with devastating news: He has only 10 hours to live. His Jewish wife offers to cook him a good meal — a roast chicken, some mashed potatoes. Instead, he...
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College performing arts centers earn high marks for varietyOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - In planning acts for College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, executive director Gwethalyn Bronner is open to suggestions. Some, however, make her...
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New conductor, new season for Elgin Symphony on SaturdayOct 04, 2013 5:00 am - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's new season begins Saturday with the debut of its new music director Andrew Grams. “Surreal. Excited. Those words are the ones I'd use to d...
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Groener triumphs in Chicago Shakespeare's 'Cyrano'Oct 03, 2013 11:00 am - If you require another reason to see Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Edmond Rostand's 1897 romance “Cyrano de Bergerac” besides its grand scale, lovely writi...
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Demi Lovato tickets go on saleOct 02, 2013 7:30 pm - Tickets will be available Saturday for pop/rock singer Demi Lovato’s “The Neon Lights Tour” concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.Tickets ...