Performing Arts
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On stage in Elgin again: Nothing Special ProductionsMay 09, 2012 12:00 pm - As children, they spent countless hours onstage learning lines and performing in youth theater. They grew up and moved on; some to larger cities, some to non-acting ca...
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What's new on stageMay 04, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Mike Nussbaum and Coburn Goss have taken over as Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis in “Freud's Last Session,” Mark St. Germain's examination of a meeting between the father...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent contest seeks best of the bestMay 04, 2012 5:30 am - Make room, Haley Reinhart. The suburbs will soon be home to another talented star. And here's the best part: It could very well be you. The new Suburban Chicago's Got T...
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How to audition for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentMay 04, 2012 5:30 am - Here are the basics for the preliminary auditions for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, June 7-9, at the Metropo...
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Art imitates life for Glen Ellyn actress in 'Motherhood the Musical'May 04, 2012 5:00 am - Not many actresses would describe an audition as an amazing experience. But that's how Jennifer Chada of Glen Ellyn described her audition for “Motherhood the Musical,”...
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Theater events: 'Lend Me a Tenor' opens in Lake ForestMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - Farce in Lake Forest A famous tenor set to perform at the Cleveland Grand Opera Company's season opening gala goes missing, setting in motion high jinks and hilarity in ...
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'Once' leads with 11 Tony nomsMay 01, 2012 9:00 am - The low-tech musical “Once,” based on the love story of a Czech flower seller and an Irish street musician in Dublin, got a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, pr...
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Revisiting O'Neill drama proves 'irresistible' to Goodman's artistic directorApr 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Had anyone other than Brian Dennehy and Nathan Lane come to him with the idea of reviving "The Iceman Cometh," Robert Falls would have said no. Then again, mused Goodm...
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A magical ‘Beauty and the Beast’Apr 30, 2012 6:43 am - United Parent Support for Down Syndrome (UPS for DownS) and Gymkhana’s White Room Theater have partnered to bring together youth of all abilities to perform “Beauty and ...
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Dundee Middle School’s ‘Annie’ pushes the envelopeApr 27, 2012 12:22 pm - Most middle schools don’t stage their spring musicals at community colleges. But Dundee Middle School’s productions are a cut above what audiences expect from student th...