Performing Arts
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Art and Soul on the Fox livens up downtown ElginJul 27, 2012 7:58 am - Downtown Elgin will once again be covered in art of all types this weekend at the fourth annual Art and Soul on the Fox. The event, which brings together artists from t...
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St. Charles native finds niche with Second CityJul 27, 2012 6:00 am - Chris Witaske proved a bit of a comic long before he was paid to make people laugh. Back at St. Charles High School, for example, he put his love of comedy to good use i...
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Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ to show in BataviaJul 26, 2012 3:12 pm - Submitted by Shakespeare on Clark Shakespeare on Clark will put on William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” on July 27-29 and Aug. 3-5, 10-12 on Clark Island in d...
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Theater events: Experience Theater on Your Feet in ElginJul 26, 2012 5:00 am - Walk about Elgin Janus Theater, Nothing Special Productions, Guild Theater and the Great American Artistic Consortium perform adaptations of short stories and poems...
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'Sleeping Beauty' gets colorful adaptation at MarriottJul 25, 2012 5:00 am - “Sleeping Beauty” gets a rather colorful modern-day remake in a new children's production opening Saturday, July 14, at Lincolnshire's Marriott Theatre. Changes include ...
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Lee Havery Oswald drama to premier in Glen EllynJul 23, 2012 2:29 pm - On Nov. 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and interrogated for allegedly firing three shots from the Texas School Book Depository, killing President John F. Kenne...
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‘Les Miserables School Edition’ comes to Crystal LakeJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - Submitted by Spotlight Youth Theater Students, ages 14-18, of Spotlight Youth Theater, present “Les Miserables School Edition,” which is based on the original, Tony Awar...
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Ela Theater Company to stage two productions in JulyJul 22, 2012 6:23 am - Ela Theater Company will perform “Once On This Island Jr.” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 26-27, and “Little Shop of Horrors” at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 28, and 2 p.m...
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First Folio reveals 'Merchant's' humor, dark heartJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - After 400 years, the thorns that surround the prickly “The Merchant of Venice” remain as difficult as ever to prune. Racism, greed and vengeance underscore Shakespeare'...
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Competition heats up among top 10 in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent to proveJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - Now is the time for the top 10 finalists in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent to prove that they are more than one-trick ponies. At 7 p.m. Sunday, finalists will vie for a ...