Performing Arts
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Hampshire High School stages “Godspell”Apr 12, 2012 11:46 am - The gospel of Matthew comes alive onstage this weekend when Hampshire High School stages “Godspell.” But director Chris Cherry, a vocal music teacher, thinks the story h...
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Bartlett High School does ambitious ‘Ragtime’Apr 12, 2012 8:04 am - “Ragtime” is an epic tale of a young America played out in song and dance. At the dawn of the century, everything is changing — and anything is possible. Based on E.L. D...
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Neuqua students' Monologue Show defies labelsApr 12, 2012 6:00 am - Actors in Neuqua Valley High School's eighth annual Monologue Show don't really try to fit performances into neat, simple categories. Sure, there's comedy. Plenty of sk...
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Cast of CTE's 'Sleeping Beauty'Apr 11, 2012 12:00 pm - Algonquin: Cameron Griffiths, Gabrielle Park, Trevor Wirkus Bartlett: Natalie Graham, Andrea Winget Campton Hills: Larissa Catalano Carpentersville: Mia Eggers, Ashley E...
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Veteran CTE members return to stage classic fairy taleApr 11, 2012 12:00 pm - A generation has come and gone since the Children's Theatre of Elgin first offered a stage to Fox Valley kids. Three veteran members of the program will return to guide...
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ArtReach to stage ‘The King and I’ at HarperApr 11, 2012 8:11 am - ArtReach Educational Theatre, in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company, will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” April 20-21 and 27-28. Pe...
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BGHS dances down the Yellow Brick RoadApr 11, 2012 8:08 am - Very few musicals have captured the hearts of all ages as “The Wizard of Oz.” Buffalo Grove High School’s spring production of the classic tale will be at 7 p.m. April ...
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‘Lion King’ is Broadway’s all-time box office kingApr 09, 2012 1:52 pm - NEW YORK — Very quietly, almost stealthily, a new king has been inaugurated on Broadway. Box office figures to be released later Monday show that “The Lion King” last we...
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Rosemont's entertainment empire debuts WednesdayApr 07, 2012 11:00 pm - With more hotel rooms than residents, the tiny village of Rosemont has long been a suburban hub for conventions, sports and entertainment. Now the landscape of the villa...
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Big Noise brings back ‘jukebox musical’Apr 07, 2012 8:53 am - Big Noise Theatre Company closes its 2011-12 season with the musical biography “Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical,” opening April 27 and playing weekends t...