Performing Arts
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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 ...
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Bright, buoyant 'Grinch' a treat for audiencesDec 07, 2012 3:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago's "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" has everything a child could want. Inspired by the 1957 book by Theodor Seuss Geisel - a...
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'Book of Mormon' aims for long Chicago runDec 07, 2012 5:00 am - The smash hit 2011 musical comedy “The Book of Mormon” is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway. The raucous, award-winning adults-only show by “South Park” creators Ma...
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Playing Joey more than just horseplay for three-man teamDec 07, 2012 5:00 am - Let's get the basics out of the way first: No, it's not hot or claustrophobic in there. Yes, they can see most of what is going on. Sure, they stumble once in a while. A...
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'War Horse' author marvels that 'modest' book became international stage playDec 07, 2012 5:00 am - British children's author Michael Murpurgo never dreamed that his book "War Horse" would one day inspire an international multi-award-winning stage play that would subse...