Performing Arts
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'Singin' in the Rain' a splash at Drury LaneDec 06, 2012 7:00 am - One thing about “Singin' in the Rain,” it has great source material. That much is irrefutable. MGM's 1952 film about Hollywood's bumpy transition from silent films to ta...
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Local theater: Holidays with a 'Twist'Dec 06, 2012 5:00 am - Twist-a-Carol Elgin's Vex Theatre presents the third, all-new installment of its annual “Twist-a-Carol” holiday show. Titled “All About Eve” and inspired by the cla...
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What’s new in theaterDec 06, 2012 4:19 am - Ÿ Silk Road Rising presents a staged reading of “The Night Jesus Joined the Revolution,” Fouad Teymour’s drama set during last year’s Arab Spring, during which a band of...
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Julie Andrews enjoys rediscovering her new voiceDec 05, 2012 10:56 am - NEW YORK — It may take a big spoonful of sugar to make this go down: Julie Andrews says that her four-octave voice is not coming back. The Oscar and Tony Award-winning a...
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One-actor musical ‘Humbug!’ premieres in BataviaDec 04, 2012 2:51 pm - Submitted by Batavia Fine Arts Centre Charles Dickens’ timeless seasonal favorite, “A Christmas Carol,” comes to life in “Humbug!,” a one-actor musical, which will be pr...
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Best bets: Lyric stages surreal 'Hansel & Gretel'Dec 04, 2012 5:00 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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Chita Rivera, almost 80, can't sit stillDec 02, 2012 4:00 am - NEW YORK — Even when she should be relaxing, Chita Rivera just can't. Currently starring in the ensemble musical “The Mystery Of Edwin Drood,” the two-time Tony Award-wi...
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Improv Playhouse to perform “It’s A Wonderful Life”Nov 30, 2012 6:51 pm - The Improv Playhouse Radio Players, a professional drama troupe of the Libertyville-based theater company, is performing the live staged radio drama “It’s A Wonderful Li...
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Theater events: Paramount sings 'Happy Holidays'Nov 30, 2012 5:00 am - A gift from Paramount Paramount Theatre artistic director Jim Corti and music director Doug Peck have assembled some of Paramount's recent principle players for “Ha...
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Classic 'Christmas Carol' anchors eclectic holiday theater offeringsNov 30, 2012 5:00 am - Considering the abundance of seasonal shows occupying suburban and Chicago stages this time of year, it's difficult to imagine a time when local theaters spent the holid...