Performing Arts
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'Flashdance' obsession comes full circle with dancer's lead roleAug 04, 2013 6:15 am - As a 7-year-old, Jillian Mueller was so enamored of dancing that her New Jersey parents got her all kinds of movies for Christmas that dealt with dance. One of those was...
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Top 10: Who will win Suburban Chicago's Got Talent?Aug 02, 2013 6:00 am - So which of the final 10 contestants will win Suburban Chicago's Got Talent? And which act will claim the title of Fan Favorite? It all comes down to the penultimate pe...
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Aurora's Presbrey shows a whole lot of depthAug 02, 2013 6:00 am - OK, what's happening to me? I like rock. I like punk. I like indie. I like harmonies. And maybe a little folk. But when I got word of Aurora's Kevin Presbrey's new album...
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A teen and her recluse uncle share unsettling circumstances in 'Slowgirl'Aug 02, 2013 6:00 am - Guarded and damaging secrets are reluctantly needled out and spilled with cathartic sobs in “Slowgirl,” Greg Pierce's 2012 off-Broadway drama now making its regional deb...
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Local theater: 'Caveman' is backAug 02, 2013 5:00 am - Return of the "Caveman" “Defending the Caveman,” Rob Becker's comic examination of how men and women relate to each other, returns to Fox Valley Repertory for a bri...
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Women in the spotlight at Lollapalooza in ChicagoAug 01, 2013 4:00 pm - CHICAGO — Women are preparing to rock this year's Lollapalooza music festival. The more than two-decade-old festival opens Friday in Chicago's lakefront Grant Park with ...
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‘Shrek’ to make local stage debut in SchaumburgAug 01, 2013 11:14 am - Among locally produced stage musicals are usually found classics that have stood the test of time, ready to be reinterpreted by and introduced to a new generation. And t...
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'Walkabout' stages spy-themed skits around ElginAug 01, 2013 5:00 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:rsimpson@dailyherald.com A man stands on a ledge contemplating suicide. Police officers interrogate a suspect. An art thief discusses a ...
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Best bets: Kids love the Big TrucksJul 30, 2013 6:00 am - Top pick Tots & big trucks Give little kids a chance to get their hands on some heavy machinery at the 14th Annual Big Trucks Event Saturday at Ron Beese Park,...
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Improve Playhouse performanceJul 28, 2013 1:32 pm - Libertyville’s Improv Playhouse presents a Chicago-based cabaret for audiences on Aug. 10 at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Actors Rachel Page, Christie Burgess and musical director, M...