Performing Arts
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Steppenwolf planning a season of premieresMar 06, 2013 11:28 am - Steppenwolf Theatre Company on Wednesday announced its 2013-14 season consisting of premiere productions, including two world premieres and a U.S. premiere that also...
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Bawdy troupe at Vero Voce this weekendMar 05, 2013 1:33 pm - Submitted by Vero Voce School of Performing Arts Vero Voce Black Box Theatre will feature Troupe Strozzi as it presents two more performances of the popular “Commedia de...
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Nonprofit Geneva theater to closeMar 01, 2013 12:57 pm - The Geneva Underground Playhouse has closed because it could not raise enough money to continue, operators of the nonprofit theater announced. It was housed in the Stant...
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Steel Beam's 'Becky's New Car' is a fun rideMar 01, 2013 5:00 am - Should she or shouldn't she commit adultery? That's the key question the title character in “Becky's New Car” asks as she polls the women of the audience. The fact that...
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Local theater: 'Fiddler' at ParamountMar 01, 2013 5:00 am - Paramount's ‘Fiddler' Paramount Theatre concludes its second season of self-produced musicals with the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein classic, “Fiddler on the R...
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March Music Madness: Fans score with local showsMar 01, 2013 5:00 am - Ah, March. Just as winter starts to wind down, talk turns to NCAA college basketball brackets. But sports fans don't have a monopoly on March Madness. In fact, it's a ...
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What's new in theatersMar 01, 2013 4:00 am - Ÿ Previews begin Friday, March 1, for the Neo-Futurists' “Analog,” inspired by ensemble member Kurt Chiang's “self-prescribed task” of transcribing William Golding's 195...
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Maine East breaks new ground with spring musical ‘In the Heights’Feb 28, 2013 8:07 am - For diversity and vibrancy of a student population, few suburban high schools compare to Maine East in Park Ridge. Beginning Friday, Maine East’s Fine Arts Department wi...
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Goodman unveils ‘dream’ seasonFeb 27, 2013 4:26 pm - Goodman Theatre Wednesday announced its 2013-14 lineup, dubbed the “dream season.” Among the offerings are world premieres of commissioned works by Noah Haidle and ...
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Improv Playhouse holds auditions for teen performersFeb 27, 2013 1:41 pm - IP-Elite, the musical theater performance component for teens at Improv Playhouse, is seeking performers in grades 8-12 for the Jason Robert Brown musical “13.” All role...