Performing Arts
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Best bets: Shen Yun dances into the Civic Opera HouseApr 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Chinese spectacle Centuries of Chinese culture and tradition get distilled in a lavish dance- and costume-filled spectacle when the New York-based Shen Yun Performi...
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‘Children of Eden’ castApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Algonquin: Sam Baran, Olivia Barnec, Alex Boehm, Katie Conomikes, Christina Cummins, Wojtek Czyz, Vince Glaviano, Alisa Goldberg, Meghan Grillo, Sarah Janowski, Madd...
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Encampment coming to Mt. ProspectApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Revolutionary War re-enactors coming to Mount Prospect
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Marmion Academy stages 'South Pacific'Apr 07, 2011 12:00 am - It isn't every day that students in a high school play are visited by a Broadway actor. The cast of the upcoming production of “South Pacific” at Marmion Academy was th...
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Algonquin's Jacobs opens 'Children of Eden'Apr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Jacobs High School will shine a bright light on family relationships with its production of “Children of Eden,” running today through Sunday. The musical theater product...
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'South Pacific' castApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Aurora: Dan Keller, Janie Voris, Alex Joyce, Melissa Lifka, Julie O'Donnell, Erin York, John York Batavia: Rebekah Goering, Jordan Hankes, Stuart Kofron, Bill Ev...
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Theater events: 'Stand-Up Dads' at the ParamountApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Here's to dads Four funny fathers team up for “Stand-Up Dads,” a show that details the joys of suburban fatherhood. Comedians Dan St. Paul, Tim Bedore, Milt Able an...
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Steppenwolf's 'Hot L' a poignant view from the fringeApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Lanford Wilson, a most musical writer, never composed a note. But when the 73-year-old playwright died last month from complications of pneumonia, he left behind a canon...
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Shakespeare production by national touring company at Harper this SaturdayApr 06, 2011 12:00 am - A new production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from National Players, America’s longest running theatrical touring company, will be performed at 8 p.m. Sa...
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First Folio's 'Woman in Black' a spine-tingling delightApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Reviving “The Woman in Black” is no easy task. Stephen Mallatratt's ghost story — adapted from Susan Hill's 1983 novel about a mysterious woman who haunts a remote Briti...