Performing Arts
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Paramount's terrific 'School of Rock' benefits from 21 young dynamosApr 26, 2023 4:45 pm - “School of Rock” - ★ ★ ★ ½ To prepare the young actors for Paramount Theatre's “School of Rock,” director Trent Stork added three extra weeks of rehearsal and introduced...
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Best Bets: Pixar Putt, 'Swan Lake,' SUGA, Third Coast Percussion and moreApr 26, 2023 6:00 am - Golfing on the Pier Pixar Putt mini-golf returns to Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Suitable for all ages, the 18-hole course is inspired by characters and storie...
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Things to do April 28-May 4: BoDeans, Hiplet Ballerinas, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest and moreApr 25, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Central States Coin Show: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 27-28; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29; and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Su...
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Batavia High drama department puts on 5 one-act playsApr 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Batavia High School's drama department is presenting two nights of one-act plays this week. The performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 27-28, at the ...
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Norris Gallery event series concludes April 30 with Mark Twain portrayalApr 23, 2023 11:00 pm - On Sunday, April 30, the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles is wrapping up its spring season of "Music and More in the Gallery" events when Terry Lynch performs ...
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'Disney's Freaky Friday' comes to WeGo Drama stageApr 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School continues its 2022-23 season with "Disney's Freaky Friday," a new musical adaptation. Based on the novel by Mary Rodge...
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Drury Lane rocks and bops down memory lane with its revival of 'Grease'Apr 21, 2023 1:00 pm - “Grease” - ★ ★ ½ Walking to my car Thursday after the opening of “Grease” at Drury Lane Theatre, I overheard a young man discussing the musical with a companion. “She ...
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Spotlight: Thriller 'D.O.A.' opens at Steel Beam while 'Big River' musical takes stage at Mercury TheaterApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Theater noir Steel Beam Theatre presents "D.O.A.," a thriller adapted by Elizabeth Lovelady from the screenplay of the 1949 film about an accountant named Frank Bigelow ...
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WT Productions to host interactive 'Murder's Day' dinner theater fundraiserApr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - It would be the typical Mother's Day dinner, but this family is anything but typical. Mom has to celebrate a week early because her five offbeat children can never agree...
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Marriott Theatre delivers major league revival of Triple-A tuner 'Damn Yankees'Apr 20, 2023 1:00 pm - “Damn Yankees” - ★ ★ ★ The reminder to shut off cellphones that preceded Wednesday's opening of Marriott Theatre's “Damn Yankees” came with an unexpected postscript. “P...