Performing Arts
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Bard meets bluegrass in First Folio's fine, folksy 'Cymbeline'Jun 26, 2013 6:00 am - If there are any purists out there who will take offense at First Folio's folk music-filled adaptation of Shakespeare's “Cymbeline” at Oak Brook's Mayslake Peabody Estat...
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West Dundee arts center focus of studyJun 25, 2013 10:00 am - A study that aims to measure support for a regional performing arts center in West Dundee is under way, with results expected to be released late next month. Rick Browne...
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It’s girls’ day out at Pheasant RunJun 24, 2013 2:08 pm - Calling all women! Fox Valley Repertory is extending an invitation to all women of the Fox Valley area to join them as they celebrate girl strength and breast cancer sur...
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Local theater: 'Jungle Book' arrivesJun 21, 2013 5:00 pm - ‘Jungle Book' debut Goodman Theatre presents its long-awaited premiere of “The Jungle Book,” inspired by Rudyard Kipling's stories and the 1967 Disney animated film. Ton...
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First 15 of Top 30 ready to hit the stageJun 21, 2013 6:00 am - Suburban Chicago's Got Talent is back and bigger than ever. There is a talented roster of 30 finalists versus 20 from last year for the summer-long talent competition pr...
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Theater eventsJun 21, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Collaboraction celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Flat Iron Arts Building, home to several dozen artists, some small businesses and the Collaboraction Theatre Com...
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Des Plaines Theatre to reopen SaturdayJun 21, 2013 5:15 am - The historic Des Plaines Theatre is gearing up to reopen Saturday after nearly five months of inactivity, and next month it will host the 2013 Silent Summer Film Festiva...
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Great songs make up for high jinks in Fox Valley's 'Fools'Jun 21, 2013 4:00 am - As someone who has giggled, screeched, swooned, whined and gossiped her way through many a “Girls' Night In,” I can tell you “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” is every bit as ...
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Hoo boy - Not much spirit in serviceable 'Buddy'Jun 20, 2013 2:00 pm - On the strength of the wild popularity of retro musicals like "Jersey Boys" and "Million Dollar Quartet," you might expect one of the first of the genre to swing comfort...
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Culture helps Wheeling actress connect to 'Mahal'Jun 20, 2013 5:00 am - Wheeling native Jillian Jocson couldn't put the script down. She planned to read only half of Danny Bernardo's “Mahal” before going to bed. But she laughed and cried all...