Performing Arts
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Goodman's 'Iceman' revival succeeds on every levelMay 10, 2012 6:00 pm - We hear the patrons of Harry Hope's rundown tavern and single-residency flophouse before we see them. From the black-as-pitch Goodman Theatre stage comes a chorus of sn...
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‘Leading Ladies’ brings slapstick comedy to Steel BeamMay 10, 2012 8:09 am - What better way to bring the curtain down than with laughter? Steel Beam Theatre closes its 2011-12 season with the raucous, slapstick comedy “Leading Ladies” ...
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'One Life to Live' soap stars head to RosemontMay 09, 2012 3:00 pm - Fans of the former ABC television soap opera "One Life to Live," which aired its final episode in January, can step back into the show's fictional town of Llanview and t...
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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...