Performing Arts
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‘A Christmas Carol’ auditions Aug. 28 in LibertyvilleAug 16, 2012 5:34 pm - An audition call for third to ninth graders for the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Improve Theater, 7...
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“Beauty and the Beast” auditions:Aug 13, 2012 4:57 pm - An audition call for fourth to ninth graders for the Broadway musical classic, “Beauty and the Beast” is 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Improv Playhouse Theater, 7...
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Metropolis brings city drama to the suburbsAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - When executive director Charlie Beck took the helm of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in November, he and artistic director Robin Hughes knew they had to meet the ...
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What's new in theaterAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ Theatre Wars! a competition pitting Chicago theater companies such as The House, Signal Ensemble, The Factory, Strange Tree and The Hypocrites against each other in a ...
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‘Book of Mormon’ ready for road tourAug 09, 2012 7:34 am - NEW YORK — “The Book of Mormon” arrived on Broadway like a bawdy toddler, cursing and making poo jokes, but winning hearts anyway. Now it’s ready for a road trip. The ni...
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Local theater: 'Man of La Mancha' returnsAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - Harms plays Quixote Fresh off his poignant performance as Jimmy Tomorrow in Goodman Theatre's “The Iceman Cometh,” multiple Jeff Award winner James Harms returns to Ligh...
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Marriott to stage Webber revue, '9 to 5' in 2013Aug 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The Marriott Theatre's 2013 season will start off with the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and wrap up with a “spoonful of sugar” from the stage's most beloved nanny, the t...
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Suburban talent contest winner to be revealed SaturdayAug 08, 2012 11:00 am - After weeks of honing their skills through initial auditions and successive rounds of competition, the final five in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent will soon find out if ...
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Kirk Players receives grantAug 07, 2012 4:56 pm - The Kirk Players announced that its Children’s Summer Workshop program was awarded a $2,000 grant from Target Corporation. The grant will provide support for the costs o...
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Five ‘Talent’ finalists try to wow judges one last timeAug 05, 2012 1:03 pm - To borrow a past slogan used by a local professional baseball team, the five remaining acts in the Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent competition went all in on Sunday. It wa...