Performing Arts
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Emanuel wants Chicago to be 'heartbeat of dance'Aug 25, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel is bringing his longtime passion for dance to his new job as Chicago mayor. “I want Chicago to be one of the cities where dance is one of its grea...
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'Halloween Magic' benefit to play Rosemont TheatreAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Tickets are on sale now for “Halloween Magic,” a family-friendly magic show featuring animals, Mark Kaschube and his ensemble of Mischievous Tricksters and the performan...
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Music and marriage, mixed in ‘They’re Playing Our Song’Aug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Fox Valley Repertory’s “They’re Playing Our Song” will open Saturday, Aug. 27, at Pheasant Run Theater in St. Charles. It’s perhaps one of the lesser-known works by pla...
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Elk Grove opera singer to perform at MetropolisAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village native Paul Corona hopes he’s on the cusp of a major international opera career, especially after making his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York this ...
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Quinn show finds quirks in historyAug 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Former “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update star Colin Quinn is used to performing standup gigs at area comedy clubs like The Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg and Za...
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Batavia Fine Arts Centre kicks off in styleAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - The couple, elegantly dressed in black, strolled down the red carpet. From across the red velvet rope, a TV camera focused on them, and a perky interviewer asked the wom...
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Drury Lane delivers a stunning 'Sweeney'Aug 19, 2011 11:00 pm - If you have an opportunity to see Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “Sweeney Todd,” take it. And try to sit a little left of center. Of course, seats throughout this Oak ...
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Janus cast delights in 'Twelfth Night'Aug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Purists may take issue with the liberties director Sean Hargadon takes with Janus Theatre's quick and breezy production of “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare's comedy about mi...
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Local theater: Spouses share 'They're Playing Our Song'Aug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Made for each other Offstage spouses Michael Mahler and Dara Cameron play onstage lovers in “They're Playing Our Song,” the musical by composer Marvin Hamlisch, ly...
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'Sweeney Todd' challenges St. Charles singerAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Matthew Jones is thrilled — and more than a little intimidated — to be performing for the first time in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's classic 1979 musical “Sweeney...