Performing Arts
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Theater events: Writers' stages 'Little Night Music'Apr 27, 2012 6:00 am - ‘Night' music Tony Award winner Deanna Dunagan (“August: Osage County”) co-stars in the Writers' Theatre production of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical “A ...
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Naperville man to stage Chicago's World Dance DayApr 27, 2012 6:00 am - As people around the globe celebrate World Dance Day April 29, Altin Naska will be watching one of the most diverse crowds of Chicago dancers assembled on a professional...
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Undead come to life for 5th annual Zombie Pub CrawlApr 27, 2012 6:00 am - If this story were a horror movie, it might open with a scene of a young Anne Murphy getting bitten by the theater bug as she first strolled onstage as a member of Hinsd...
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Vernon Hills High playApr 26, 2012 5:47 pm - Vernon Hills High School will present its spring play, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank,” May 3-5. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. each d...
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Drury Lane teases out the whimsy in bouncy 'Hairspray'Apr 26, 2012 6:00 am - For "Hairspray" to hold, it has to be properly sold. Overselling the 2002 musical, about a spirited teen's attempts to integrate a local TV dance show in 1962 Baltimor...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Monopoly, juggling, coffee with the kids and James AudubonApr 25, 2012 10:00 am - From a monopoly tournament for kids to an internet cafe that caters to kids and adults; from James Audubon to a juggling story time, Sean Stangland and Richard Battin m...
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Open house at Otto Engineering showcases talents of D300 students, facultyApr 25, 2012 8:08 am - Otto Engineering’s historic architecture will provide the perfect backdrop for the artistic achievements of District 300 teachers and students at an open house on Thursd...
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Best bets: See 'Elmo's Super Heroes' fly into actionApr 24, 2012 6:00 am - Super ‘Sesame' What's Super Grover to do when he loses his super powers? Find out when Sesame Street Live “Elmo's Super Heroes” plays starting Thursday at the Akoo ...
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Powerful Holocaust drama on stage at Maine WestApr 23, 2012 11:00 am - Deirdre Savaria and Spencer Armstrong, both of Des Plaines, are among some of Maine West High School's most experienced actors, having performed in musicals, comedies an...
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London's West End optimistic about OlympicsApr 22, 2012 6:00 am - LONDON — London's theater industry is increasingly confident that culture won't suffer during a summer devoted to celebrating sports. West End producers had been apprehe...