Performing Arts
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Marmion alum returns to the stage in ‘The King and I’Jul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Rigaud stepped off the stage in 1993, figuring his role as Jim in “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” would be the last of his acting “career.” A high sc...
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Buffalo Grove Park District’s “The Wedding Singer” opens FridayJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District summer musical, “The Wedding Singer,” opens this weekend with performances held at the Stevenson High School West Auditorium, 2 Stevenson...
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'Pinkalicious' pleasing to the pig-tailed crowdJul 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Early on, Mrs. Pinkerton — Pinkalicious' mother — asks the audience to repeat this line after her: "You get what you get, and you don't get upset." In a way, that sums u...
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Elgin Summer Theatre to stage ‘Annie’Jul 18, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by Hemmens Elgin Summer Theatre continues its production of “Annie” at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way in downtown Elgin. Performances will be at ...
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King’s Players put on ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’Jul 18, 2011 12:00 am - The King’s Players will present “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 21-23 and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, at the Forest View...
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Park Ridge actress stars in ‘West Side’ tourJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Carol Lawrence created the role of Maria in “West Side Story” on Broadway in 1957, while the late Natalie Wood’s portrayal of Maria in the 10-time Academy Award-winning ...
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Mundelein Summer Theatre to stage first musicalJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - For the last six years, Mundelein High School Theatre alumni have returned to the MHS stage for a summer production. Now, for the first time since its inception, the gro...
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‘Seussical The Musical’ opens Friday in Des PlainesJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - “After all of those years being stuck on a page, Did you ever imagine you#146;d see me onstage? Now I#146;m here, there#146;s no telling what may ensue! No ...
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Theater events: 'West Side Story' opens TuesdayJul 14, 2011 11:00 pm - 'West Side Story' The national tour of “West Side Story,” whose acclaimed Broadway revival concluded earlier this year, comes to the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a b...
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Humor animates First Folio's 'Romeo and Juliet'Jul 14, 2011 10:00 am - First Folio Theatre's “Romeo and Juliet” has something you don't typically find in a William Shakespeare tragedy: a sense of humor. Purists may not appreciate the levit...