Performing Arts
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Free lawn seats available for Menzel’s Aurora showJun 11, 2013 12:12 pm - Broadway star Idina Menzel will perform next month at Aurora’s new RiverEdge Park, and a number of free lawn tickets will be available starting at noon on Friday. Menzel...
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'Kinky Boots,' Lauper win big at Tony AwardsJun 09, 2013 7:00 pm - The feel-good musical "Kinky Boots," with songs by pop star and Broadway newcomer Cyndi Lauper, won six 2013 Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical, best score an...
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Images: The Tony AwardsJun 08, 2013 11:00 pm - ...
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Last day to audition for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJun 08, 2013 1:00 am - Time is running out for talented performers to audition for the second annual Suburban Chicago's Got Talent competition presented by the Daily Herald and sponsored by Ar...
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Who will win at Sunday's Tony Awards?Jun 07, 2013 11:00 am - NEW YORK — The great comedian W.C. Fields is credited with the line, “Never work with children or animals.” He would have had trouble on Broadway this season. There were...
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Writers' delectable 'Liar' a comedy worth savoringJun 07, 2013 6:00 am - Don't go looking for a lesson in "The Liar." You won't find one. The titular character tells you so himself. "How liars are punished by their lies/is not the moral of t...
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'West Side Story' keeps former Chicago dancer on his toesJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - When it comes to dance as an art form, Brooklyn native and former Giordano Dance Chicago performer Anthony Raimondi has “always wanted to do a little bit of everything.”...
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Local theater: A throwback to the '60sJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Love 1960s style During her bachelorette party, a bride-to-be and her three friends consider dating, love and marriage in the 1960s-inspired musical revue, “Why Do ...
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Wheaton Drama heads ‘Into the Woods’Jun 03, 2013 8:32 am - Wheaton Drama Inc.’s production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Into the Woods” continues through Sunday, June 9, with performances Thursday through Sunday direct...
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Pop songwriters find excitement in stage musicalsJun 02, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — There was a time when most of the songs played on the radio came from Broadway. Now some popular hit makers like Cyndi Lauper and Sting are finding it still f...