Performing Arts
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Onstage: Debut for 'Butler Didn't'Mar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - World premiere Metropolis Performing Arts Centre debuts “The Butler Didn't,” an original farce by resident playwright Scott Woldman about a pair of jewel thieves l...
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What's new in the theatersMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Comedian Mike Toomey brings his one-man show “TV & Me” — a nostalgia trip involving 1960s and 1970s television — to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campb...
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Terkel-inspired musical a show for all timesMar 02, 2011 10:00 pm - You are not what you do. Average American Joes and Janes make that abundantly clear as they share their life stories in the revised, reinvigorated, still-resonant produ...
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CLC Theatre to stage Greek Tragedy ‘Orestes’Feb 28, 2011 1:00 am - “Orestes,” a tragedy written by the celebrated classic Greek playwright Euripides, will be presented over two weekends, March 11-13 and 17-19, by the College of Lake Cou...
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Headin' out: Visit CLC's new 'Teapots' exhibitFeb 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Freebie A spot of tea? The College of Lake County hosts its new “Teapots: An Invitational” exhibit through Tuesday, April 19. See 36 diverse interpretations of...
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Onstage around the Chicago areaFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - • A former actress, a pouty 16-year-old, a hippie and a divorced carpenter enroll in an acting class. No, it's not the set up of a joke, it's the premise of “Circle Mirr...
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‘Montgomery’s Barbershop’ on stage Saturday at Schaumburg Prairie CenterFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - Powerhouse Productions will present, “Montgomery’s Barbershop,” an original production that is both a play and a variety show, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Prairi...
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Maine West’s ‘The Wiz’ opens FridayFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - Maine West High School Fine Arts students and staff will entertain audiences with “The Wiz,” in five performances opening to general audiences Friday, Feb. 25. Show time...
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‘Cinderella’s Glass Slipper’ in SchaumburgFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - The audience will meet playful new characters in this fresh musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale telling the story of Cinderella, a missing glass slipper and the...
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Midwest premiere like 'coming home' for Naperville playwrightFeb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - When Mat Smart was growing up in Naperville, he took a trip to see “The Crucible” at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. “It was the most powerful piece of art I'd ever seen,...