Performing Arts
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Count down to the end with ‘Last Show on Earth’ in BataviaDec 18, 2012 2:48 pm - If the world will come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, why not enjoy your last night on earth with good company and a great show? Acid Reflux Comedy, a local sketch troupe ...
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Best bets: Last chance for 'The Nutcracker'Dec 18, 2012 5:00 am - Nutcrackers aplenty The season is winding down for area presentations of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet “The Nutcracker.” Here are a few key remaining productions: Ÿ ...
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Illinois Youth Dance Theatre performs ‘The Nutcracker’Dec 17, 2012 11:30 am - Illinois Youth Dance Theatre will present its 13th annual performances of “The Nutcracker” at Lake Zurich High School’s Performing Arts Center Dec. 21-23. The full-lengt...
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On stage: Holiday spirit takes the spotlightDec 14, 2012 5:00 am - Kattan in Schaumburg Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Chris Kattan, who created such characters as Mango and Mr. Peppers — and played one of the head-bobbin...
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Countdown to Christmas: A day-by-day guide to holiday funDec 14, 2012 5:00 am - If a glance at today's date has you frantically ticking off the number of shopping days left 'til Christmas, perhaps you need a breather. This time of year can be hect...
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Suburban dancers live the Rockettes dreamDec 14, 2012 5:00 am - Professional dancers Gabrielle Del Re Ashley and Kristina Larson-Hauk will be home for the holidays this year. Yet it will be something of a busman's holiday for the sub...
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BGHS production of ‘Charlie Brown’ invited to state theater festivalDec 12, 2012 2:23 pm - Buffalo Grove High School’s fall play, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” has been selected as one of approximately 25 full-length productions from schools across the s...
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Weekend picks: Holiday Magic lights up zooDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - Hunger games There is no gingerbread house in director Richard Jones' acclaimed and much-traveled take on Humperdinck's classic 1893 opera “Hansel & Gretel.” Instea...
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Elk Grove grad an opera superstar? Go FigaroDec 11, 2012 4:30 am - Opera soprano Ailyn Perez (pronounced I-lean) remembers the pivotal moment in second grade that music — and a teacher named Mr. Jacobs — rocked her world at Salt Creek E...
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Lake Zurich church to host its annual Christmas pageantDec 10, 2012 11:05 am - Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich hosts its annual Christmas pageant Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16. “Bethlehem’s Cry Heard Around the World” is the theme ...