Performing Arts
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First-rate cast makes masterful 'Faith Healer' a must-seeJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - Francis Hardy is at war with himself. And his war has produced a great deal of collateral damage, which Frank, his wife, Grace, and manager Teddy testify to in eloquent...
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Elgin theater scene out on the streetJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission will continue to defy standard theater conventions with its fourth annual Walkabout: Theater on Your Feet these next few weekends. The...
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Ex-'Scrubs' Zach Braff tries his hand at a playJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Zach Braff is standing in the green room of Second Stage Theatre and staring at the walls. They're covered in posters from the company's previous productions,...
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D300 going ‘Into the Woods’Jul 13, 2011 12:00 am - District 300 students going
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North Central College presents ‘Annie’Jul 13, 2011 12:00 am - The classic Broadway show “Annie” won seven Tony Awards, toured internationally, had several film adaptations and one of Broadway’s most memorable scores. Now North Cent...
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Making Shakespeare easy to understandJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Toni Hix’s dream is to meet British actor, director and writer Kenneth Branagh, who has directed and written five screenplays based off William Shakespeare plays. As the...
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Picasso and Einstein meet in Wheaton Drama productionJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - The premise sounds like the beginning of a corny joke. “Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meet in a bar …” But the results are sure to be sidesplitting when Steve Martin...
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Together again: Theatrical couple back on stage in 'Enchanted April'Jul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Bill and Alice Brown of Arlington Heights met onstage 27 years ago opposite each other in the musical, “Sweet Charity.” They fell in love, married, and continue to appea...
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‘Music Man’ onstage in Arlington Hts.Jul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Rare is the musical that has such memorable songs you find yourself humming them to yourself for days. But that is definitely the case with St. James Community Theatre’s...
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'Blues Brothers' tribute a lukewarm imitationJul 08, 2011 11:00 am - The 1980 hit film “The Blues Brothers” has unquestionably been one of the best and most enduring of all the movie spinoffs derived from NBC's “Saturday Night Live.” Eve...