Performing Arts
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Local theater: Revival of 'Secret Garden'Dec 23, 2011 5:00 am - ‘Secret Garden' A young girl discovers her late aunt's long-abandoned sanctuary, and in the process uncovers happiness for her and her grieving uncle in “The Secret Gard...
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The suburbs figured prominently into 2011's entertainmentDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - 2011 was the year the suburbs had starring roles in a couple of scary movies, an actress from Plainfield gave a shout out to her hometown while accepting her Emmy and a ...
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Sieber impresses, Hamilton flounders in 'La Cage Aux Folles'Dec 21, 2011 10:00 pm - The star of a national tour ought to be the performer who puts the wind in the show's sails, not the anchor that weighs it down. Unfortunately that's not the case with ...
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'Chinglish' stars got their start in the suburbsDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - 2 suburban natives only Americans in Broadway's 'Chinglish'
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Put heartwarming 'Christmas Story' on holiday to-do listDec 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Late in the second act during Thursday's performance of the altogether charming “A Christmas Story, The Musical!” a slight case of giggles threatened to overtake Clarke ...
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Great acting rescues Steppenwolf's 'Penelope'Dec 16, 2011 5:00 am - Watching Enda Walsh's “Penelope,” in its Chicago area premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, I felt much like I imagine the titular character, wife of Greek warrior Odysseus, ...
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Theater events: 'Christmas Carol' radio playDec 16, 2011 5:00 am - 1930s ‘Carol' Libertyville ensembles Improv Playhouse and GreenStick Theater Company team up to re-create Mercury Theatre's 1939 Christmas Eve broadcast of Charles Dick...
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Kids hone their acting craft at Fox Valley Park DistrictDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - As the lights went down, the kids lit up the room. There they were — 12 delighted children in full voice — cascading down the aisles of the Paramount Theatre to spread ...
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George Hamilton feathers nest with 'La Cage' roleDec 14, 2011 2:00 pm - George Hamilton's career onstage and screen has spanned the decades. He's gone from being one of Hollywood's final studio-system stars for MGM in the 1950s to recent TV ...
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All hail the holidays at Elgin Academy’s Madrigal FeastDec 14, 2011 12:00 am - If you are tired of the trappings of modern holidays, Elgin Academy offers a chance to travel back to the medieval era with its Madrigal Feast 2011. Dinner shows are set...