Performing Arts
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‘Trapped’ on Broadway? R. Kelly is working on itNov 20, 2012 6:07 am - NEW YORK — Is Broadway ready for Twan, Sylvester, Pimp Lucius and “the package”? R. Kelly thinks so — and says he’s working to bring the wacky characters and plot lines ...
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Best bets: Salt Creek's 'Nutcracker' dances onto the stageNov 20, 2012 5:00 am - Nutcracker of the week 'Tis the season for battling mice, graceful snowflakes and cavorting confectionary. Yes, the Tchaikovsky ballet “The Nutcracker” is dominatin...
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Review: ‘The Performers’ is sweet despite the pornNov 17, 2012 7:11 am - NEW YORK — Most of the jokes from the new Broadway comedy “The Performers” cannot appear in a family newspaper. The world of adult films doesn’t lend itself to cleanline...
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Great cast the saving grace of derivative 'Sister Act'Nov 15, 2012 4:00 pm - One of the many blessings of “Sister Act” is the way it elicits smiles. With so many singing and bogeying nuns blending disco with the divine, how else could you react t...
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Grayslake Central one-actsNov 15, 2012 2:42 pm - Grayslake Central High School is performing its Senior Directed One-Acts now through Sunday, Nov. 18. The show titles “Coffee House”, directed by Tim Sobie, “Enigma Vari...
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Dinner theater comes to Rolling Meadows churchNov 15, 2012 2:39 pm - Back by popular demand is The Community Church of Rolling Meadows’ remedy for the “hustle and bustle” frustration that many experience at this time of year — the fourth ...
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Pajanimals heading to WaukeganNov 15, 2012 5:00 am - The Jim Henson Company is launching a live tour based on its hit TV show “Pajanimals,” seen regularly on NBC Kids and the preschool channel Sprout. “Pajanimals LIVE: Paj...
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Northlight's 'Odd Couple' comes up acesNov 15, 2012 5:00 am - Some things about Northlight Theatre's revival of "The Odd Couple" were never in doubt. First, that Neil Simon's 1965 comedy about a pair of middle-aged, divorced pals...
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Injury forces casting change for Drury Lane’s ‘Singin’ in the Rain’Nov 14, 2012 2:10 pm - Injury is forcing Sean Palmer (“Sex and the City”) to depart “Singin’ in the Rain” at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. The show is still in previews and Palmer wi...
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Staging proves puzzling in musically strong ‘Werther’Nov 13, 2012 4:30 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new production of Jules Massenet’s 1892 opera “Werther” will likely divide audiences as a result of director Francisco Negrin’s symbol-laden...