Performing Arts
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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...
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Willows cast shines in 'Beauty and The Beast'Apr 05, 2012 8:00 am - Last weekend students at The Willows Academy, an independent college preparatory school for girls in Des Plaines, performed Disney's “Beauty and the Beast” in front of s...
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Dance career a dream come true for suburban nativeApr 05, 2012 6:00 am - YouTube Dancing with the Alvin Ailey company is something that Daley #8212; a former resident of South Elgin and Bartlett, among other places #8212; planned for at an ea...
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Chills abound in First Folio ghost taleApr 05, 2012 6:00 am - Glancing up as I left the Mayslake Peabody Estate following the opening night performance of First Folio Theatre's “The Turn of the Screw,” I noticed a figure framed in ...
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Theater events: Goodman hosts world premiere of 'Fish Men'Apr 05, 2012 6:00 am - Chess hustle Chess hustlers battle each other and their personal demons over the course of a hot, New York City day in “Fish Men” by playwright and chess master Can...