Performing Arts
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Bill’s passage benefits Illinois theaterDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. and the CME Group weren’t the only entities benefiting from Tuesday’s passage of Senate Bill 397. The bill also includes a tax credit for live theat...
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Leno show to benefit Omni Youth ServicesDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Tickets are on sale for a rare benefit performance by comedian and host of NBC-TV's “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Saturday, April 28, at the Cadillac Palace Theatr...
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Learning Klingon all in a day's work for actressDec 09, 2011 5:00 am - Jen Usellis Mackay's current stage role calls for her to: Ÿ Deliver her lines in a guttural, tongue-twisting language that maybe 50 people worldwide actually understand....
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Theater events: Marley's tale times 2Dec 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Marley's tale The Organic Theater Company of Chicago brings its family-friendly production of “Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol” to Naperville for a brief run. Tom Mu...
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Performance troupe targets teen bullyingDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Teen suicide, harassment and bullying are growing concerns at the high school and even middle school level. In response to this crisis, a performance troupe has formed t...
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Griffin Theatre's intimate 'Spring Awakening' packs a punchDec 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Griffin Theatre securing the rights to the first local production of “Spring Awakening” comes as a bit of a surprise. Snagging the premiere of the 2007 Tony Award-winni...
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Rolling Meadows church peforms ‘Life With Father’Dec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Come with the Community Church of Rolling Meadows back to the 1890s, when the Christmas hustle and bustle wasn’t the stress-inducer it is today, for an old-fashioned din...
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Music inspires Warrenville woman's choreography for “Jesus Christ Superstar” in St. CharlesDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - A disciple of Jesus dancing like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. That's how Jacqueline Schultz, 23, describes her choreography of a production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” open...
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‘Best of BG’ fine arts show is Dec. 6Dec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove High School is proud to present the premiere of its newest creative arts event, “The Best of BG: An Evening of Fine Arts,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in th...
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Holiday shows take center stageDec 04, 2011 5:00 am - This December there are plenty of theatrical productions playing in and around Chicago geared specifically for younger audiences. Many shows are inventive adaptations of...