Performing Arts
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Bartlett High School grad trades engineering for actingJun 01, 2012 6:00 am - Levenix Riddle is a left-brain kind of guy working in a right-brain kind of profession. Growing up in South Elgin, Riddle — Vinnie to his friends — was a math and scien...
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Paramount unveils full season of showsJun 01, 2012 6:00 am - With talent ranging from Alison Krauss to William Shatner, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora has announced its full lineup of concerts and shows for its 2012-13 season. T...
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Confidence key to Suburban Chicago's Got Talent audition, experts sayMay 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Be confident. Be courteous. And if you mess up, just keep on going. Those are a few tips a music director and Vernon Hills' Jamie Lono have for those auditioning in the...
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Love affair ripples out in Writers' 'Vengeful Redhead'May 31, 2012 11:00 pm - The thing about a venue like Books on Vernon - the even more intimate second stage occupied by the appealingly intimate Writers' Theatre - is there's nowhere to hide. No...
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Chicago Bar Association to present 'LawLawPalooza' at MetropolisMay 30, 2012 11:00 am - The Chicago Bar Association will present “LawLawPalooza,” a musical sketch comedy show filled with pop culture satire, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Metropolis Perform...
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New theater company to focus on ‘great musicals’May 29, 2012 11:43 am - Local attorney, businessman and 20-year Palatine resident Elroy “Sandy” Sandquist announces the creation of the Fremont Street Theater Company Inc. A longtime theater af...
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Jason Butler Harner spars verbally in new playMay 27, 2012 7:11 am - NEW YORK — Like his star sign, Jason Butler Harner is a Libra “of epic proportions.” That means he always seems to be weighing things. “I’m a constant waffler,” the act...
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West Dundee arts center taking shapeMay 25, 2012 5:16 pm - A downtown West Dundee building that once housed a grocery store and later a hardware store is on the road to becoming a regional performing arts center. Rick Browne, a ...
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Director understands challenges of being 'Married Alive!'May 25, 2012 6:00 am - Marriage changed director Stacey Flaster. Before she tied the knot in 2005, she loved being onstage in musicals. "After I got married, I decided to have a family," she...
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'Married Alive' takes lightweight approachMay 25, 2012 6:00 am - If you haven't yet seen a production of "Married Alive!" you won't have to wait long. A chronicle of the ups and downs of married life, the musical by Sean Grennan (bo...