Performing Arts
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Steppenwolf's 'Virginia Woolf' to open on Broadway next yearApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre's announcement late Tuesday that its production of “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” will transfer to Broadway next year comes as no surprise to anyo...
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Holocaust play at Raupp MuseumApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove will host its first theater event April 28-May 1. The play is “Number the Stars,” Lois Lowry’s classic tale of the rescue of the Danish...
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Mundelein’s Carmel Catholic to stage ‘Chicago’Apr 22, 2011 2:00 am - It’s the Roaring Twenties, where booze and jazz reign. That’s the setting for “Chicago,” the sharp-edged Broadway musical satire that features a dazzling score by Kander...
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Weekend picks: Catch Steve Trevino at the ImprovApr 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Amigo de Mencia Steve Trevino got his start in standup comedy alongside Carlos Mencia (famed for Comedy Central's “Mind of Mencia”) before branching out on his own....
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'Next to Normal' braves tough subject matterApr 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The musical “Next to Normal” has repeatedly defied steep odds. Even members of the musical's creative team and its touring cast acknowledge that this show, the winner o...
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Lyric hires general director away from HoustonApr 21, 2011 2:00 am - A Texas loss could be a cultural gain for Illinois with the announcement that Houston Grand Opera general director and CEO Andrew Freud, 53, is to be the next general di...
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Urban dance meets circus in 'Cirque Éloize'Apr 21, 2011 12:00 am - Cirque Éloize isn't as well-known around Chicago as other famed French Canadian circus troupes like Cirque du Soleil or Seven Fingers. In fact, people often have to be ...
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Lisle native directs family musicalApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - David Zak remembers quite clearly the day more than 30 years ago when he chose to make theater his life. The Lisle native had been teaching and working as the drama dire...
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'Superstar' on stage in Palatine nowApr 20, 2011 2:00 am - Northwest suburban theater patrons have been queuing up to see Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's classic rock opera spectacular “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Cutting Hall...
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'Bedroom Farce' opens at ECCApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - If you ask Robert Hines what his role is at Elgin Community College, he will always say he's a teacher first and a director second. It's a style he believes serves him w...