Performing Arts
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ radio theater style in ElginNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Remember the good old days of radio when people had to use their imaginations and the mind was a stage? No? Too young? Well you can see what your parents and grandparent...
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'Fiddler' tour brings Arlington native home for the holidayNov 16, 2011 5:00 am - Actor Dave Adamick can't believe his luck this Thanksgiving season. The Arlington Heights native is in the touring company of “Fiddler on the Roof,” which plays eight p...
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Arlington Hts. theater hires Charlie BeckNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Charlie Beck, actor and former businessman, is the new executive director of Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Beck, who lives in Palatine, was selected from more than ...
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LZ Middle School South stages ‘Wizard of Oz’Nov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Click your heels! We’re not in Kansas anymore. Lake Zurich Middle School South opened the musical “Wizard of Oz” Thursday, Nov. 17, with shows continuing Friday and Satu...
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Broadway singer found calling at Schaumburg HighNov 15, 2011 4:00 am - All he wanted to do was avoid a high school detention. So Sal Viviano reluctantly auditioned for the Schaumburg High School choir, a seemingly innocuous act that ultima...
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‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ at H.E.H.S.Nov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates High School performed, “Twelve Angry Jurors” Nov. 4 and 5, an adaptation of Reginald Rose’s 1954 classic drama, “Twelve Angry Men,” used when women take ...
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‘Raggedy Ann and Andy’ come to life in children’s theater showNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - The John Hersey High School Theater Department will present its Children’s Theater production of “Raggedy Ann & Andy” at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in the school’s theat...
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Actress brings show about Texas icon to ChicagoNov 10, 2011 2:00 pm - The last time actress Holland Taylor appeared on Broadway, it was in Arthur Bicknell's notorious 1983 flop “Moose Murders.” It opened and closed on the same night. “I a...
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Humor, sincerity define Paramount's 'Joseph'Nov 10, 2011 9:00 am - With all due respect to Disney World, the happiest place on earth these days — theatrically speaking at least — is Aurora's Paramount Theatre, where shiny happy people s...
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'Rock of Ages' revels in its '80s excessNov 10, 2011 6:00 am - As far as musical theater goes, “Rock of Ages” is the guiltiest of guilty pleasures. And just so that's clear, the narrator introduces the show — here through Sunday at ...