Performing Arts
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Theater events: Jersey Boy joins 'Company'Feb 01, 2013 5:00 am - WSR welcomes 'Company' Former Chicago and Las Vegas “Jersey Boys” cast member John Michael Coppola stars as Bobby, the thirty-something singleton whose friends want...
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Issues of race, religion resonate in Northlight's 'Whipping Man'Feb 01, 2013 5:00 am - "Are we Jews or are we slaves?" That question, posed by a newly freed slave tutored in the religion of his Jewish masters, resonates throughout "The Whipping Man," Matt...
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St. Viator pulls out the stops for ‘Beauty and the Beast’Jan 30, 2013 12:29 pm - It’s a tale old as time, but St. Viator brings it to life: “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” will be the high school’s 47th annual musical, with performances beginning Fri...
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Carmel’s 39th annual Street Scenes fundraiser set for Feb. 8-9Jan 29, 2013 11:37 am - Get ready to take a trip to Las Vegas as Carmel Catholic High School kicks off its annual fundraiser, “Street Scenes Goes To Las Vegas.” The 39th annual event takes plac...
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'Argo,' Lawrence, Day-Lewis win at SAGJan 27, 2013 8:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The CIA thriller “Argo” continues to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honor for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards....
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Suburbanites audition for ‘America’s Got Talent’Jan 27, 2013 11:06 am - They charmed the suburbs; now they’re focusing on the rest of America. The two members of the beat-boxing musical group known as iLLest Vocals were among the many hopefu...
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Architect misses deadlines for arts center ideaJan 25, 2013 6:21 pm - Rick Browne, a local architect who partnered with West Dundee to convert an abandoned hardware store into a regional performing arts center, has missed deadlines to upda...
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Marriott's Lloyd Webber revue abounds with talentJan 25, 2013 5:00 am - It's appropriate that the Marriott Theatre's world premiere revue "Now & Forever: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" starts with a thumpingly played overture to "The Phan...
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Theater events: Fox Valley Rep opens with comedy whodunitJan 25, 2013 5:00 am - Humorous whodunit Successful artist Jack devises a plot to kills his art dealer after he discovers the man has tricked him in the comedy whodunit “The Art of Murder...
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Is Cathy Rigby ready for final flight as 'Peter Pan'?Jan 25, 2013 4:00 am - On a previous tour, Cathy Rigby claimed that she would bid farewell to the musical role of “Peter Pan.” Yet, she is on the road again as Peter in a new tour that comes t...