Performing Arts
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Theater events: 'Highway' remembers the great Hank WilliamsJun 08, 2012 6:00 am - Tribute to Hank Filament Theatre Ensemble concludes the 2011-2012 season with “Hank Williams: Lost Highway,” a musical tribute to performer and Grand Ole Opry legen...
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Comedians descend on Chicago Just for LaughsJun 08, 2012 6:00 am - Funny, isn't it, that in addition to being known for the blues, Chicago is also renowned for its comedy. Funny unusual and, much more important where the audience is co...
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'Rock of Ages' a jukebox hero, despite flawsJun 07, 2012 11:00 am - “Rock of Ages” knows exactly what it is. A jukebox musical comprised of 1980s arena rock anthems and power ballads paired with a gossamer plot, paper-thin characters an...
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From here to Mars, Bradbury's legacy enduresJun 07, 2012 5:30 am - A prolific and versatile writer whose career spanned many genres and seven decades, Waukegan-born Ray Bradbury is remembered as an author who brought science fiction and...
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North Central raises curtain on performance seasonJun 06, 2012 8:27 am - North Central College’s 2012-13 Fine and Performing Arts Season will offer a variety of big-name entertainers. Dionne Warwick, the Oak Ridge Boys, Bernadette Peters, Bra...
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Arlington Heights native crafts comic ballet for Women's Funny FestivalJun 05, 2012 6:00 am - Three thin, graceful dancers come out in tutus and black tights. They dance and twirl around, and are soon joined by another three dancers, all equally thin and graceful...
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Kevin Costner to perform in St. CharlesJun 02, 2012 12:00 pm - Hollywood actor, director and producer Kevin Costner is also a country-rock singer, and he will perform with his band next month at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. Co...
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Arlington Heights second-graders become playwrightsJun 02, 2012 9:24 am - In this day and age of texting and tweeting, several Arlington Heights second-graders experienced something of a throwback: they learned to write — more specifically, wr...
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John Kander not slowing down after hitting 85Jun 02, 2012 6:53 am - NEW YORK — When the Dramatists Guild Fund honors composer John Kander at a star-studded gala Sunday, there is very likely to be one person reluctant to be there. That wo...
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Theater events: Circle stages Ethan Coen's 'Almost an Evening'Jun 01, 2012 6:00 am - A Coen bro comedy Circle Theatre presents “Almost an Evening,” three darkly comic plays by Ethan Coen, one half of the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers responsib...