Performing Arts
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See 'James and the Giant Peach' Feb. 10-11 in PalatineJan 24, 2012 11:00 pm - ArtReach Educational Theatre in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company is staging “James and the Giant Peach” at 7 p.m. Feb. 10-11 as part of their Winter...
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One-man show shares tale of grief and healingJan 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Jay Geller woke up to find that his wife, Suzanne, who was nine months pregnant at the time, had died in her sleep. He soon found himself a single father of two girls, w...
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Butler, McMonagle bring star power to 'Pearl'Jan 24, 2012 10:00 pm - For evidence of how a pair of powerhouse performers can liven up a middling play, look no further than Northlight Theatre's “Black Pearl Sings!” and the standout perform...
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Metropolis regular on the road with 'Mamma Mia!'Jan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Longtime subscribers of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre might be pleased to hear that Michelle Weissgerber, an actress who has appeared in seven productions with t...
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Paramount's 'Chorus Line' remains true to originalJan 21, 2012 12:00 pm - When asked about the careers of chorus dancers in the PBS documentary “Broadway: The American Musical,” director-choreographer Tommy Tune was quoted as saying, “It's not...
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BGHS actors take on Neil Simon comedy 'Rumors'Jan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove High School is proud to present Neil Simon's zany farce, “Rumors,” Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 26-28, in the school's Miller Theater. Performances are ...
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Suburban businessmen weather storm in 'Blizzard '67'Jan 20, 2012 5:00 am - The world premiere of “Blizzard '67” — under the agile, ever-steady direction of Chicago Dramatists' Russ Tutterow — is as bracing as the winds whipping along the Chicag...
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Metropolis sends up the past in irreverent 'History of America'Jan 19, 2012 4:00 am - At the opening performance of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's “The Complete History of America (Abridged),” an elderly audience member approached me at intermiss...
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First Folio's Sandys takes artistic reins at Remy BumppoJan 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Artistic director wasn't a role Nick Sandys intended to play, at least not right now. But when Remy Bumppo Theatre's board of directors offered it to him last week, in ...
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Steel Beam's 'Murderer' not for the squeamishJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - “Murderer” starts with a long first scene that manages to be both surreal and shocking at the very same time. An artist works at his easel while a woman flips through a ...