Performing Arts
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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...
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Politics underpins domestic drama in Goodman's 'Other Desert Cities'Jan 23, 2013 10:00 pm - Of the praise Goodman Theatre deserves for its Chicago-area premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's “Other Desert Cities,” much belongs to casting director Adam Belcuore. His deci...
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'Marvin's Room' an emotional journey for BHS actorsJan 23, 2013 9:00 am - “Marvin's Room” moves into the Black Box Theater this weekend at the Batavia Fine Arts Center. It promises to be theater so gripping that playwright Scott McPherson's wo...
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Metropolis' 'Soup' farce proves too tepidJan 22, 2013 10:00 pm - A farce is like a chocolate souffle. It needs a light touch to keep it from falling flat. That delicacy is missing from Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's revival of “...
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Paramount's 'Music Man' a true charmerJan 22, 2013 1:00 pm - For years, I've resisted the charms of "The Music Man." The story seemed simplistic, and I bristled at the notion of a twenty-something "spinster" librarian. Seeing the...
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Mundelein High to stage ‘Radium Girls’Jan 22, 2013 12:02 pm - Inspired by historic figures and events from 1917 to the 1920s, Mundelein High School Theatre is presenting “Radium Girls” by D.W. Gregory. The play will run in the MHS ...