Performing Arts
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‘Reluctant Caregiver,’ discussion set for ElginJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Elgin Cultural Arts Commission The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission will present a staged reading of the award-winning new play “Confessions of a Reluctant Ca...
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Best bets: 'Toy Story 3' on iceJan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - Infinity & beyond Join up with cowboy Woody, space ranger Buzz Lightyear and more talking toys in a new super high-tech ice-skating extravaganza with huge set piece...
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'Boys Next Door' looks at challenges of the disabledJan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - “We're not doing characters, we're doing justice to individuals.” Jim Jarvis, executive director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, made that...
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Theater company from Belarus to visit ChicagoJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - A theater company from Belarus whose members have been subject to arrest and harassment by the government of that former Soviet republic have been invited to perform in ...
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“The Outsiders” play coming to Palatine churchJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - ArtReach Educational Theatre in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company in February is staging “The Outsiders,” a play that examines the class struggles be...
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Best bets: Bad Boys Arena Cross at Sears CentreJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - Mud will fly Thousands of yards of dirt are to be carted into the Sears Centre Arena for the Bad Boys Arena Cross plus Mud Bog Championships. See motorcyclists and more ...
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Delayed again, 'Spider-Man' may set another recordJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has already become the most expensive show ever mounted on Broadway. Soon it may reach another milestone: The show ...
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Arts agendaJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - • Fox Valley Rep Performing Arts Academy (formerly Noble Fool Theatricals Performing Arts Academy) seeks young actors between the ages of 6 and 19 to audition for its wi...
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New '9 to 5' tour resets its clockJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - A trio of secretaries may have triumphed over their male chauvinistic boss in the hit comedy “9 to 5,” but success wasn't initially in the cards when a 2009 musical adap...
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Dickie to step down at Chicago OperaJan 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Chicago Opera Theater general director Brian Dickie has announced his plans to step down at the end of his contract in August 2012. “I've been very fortunate in my life...