Performing Arts
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Veteran cast keeps 'Chicago' revival kickingJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Those merry 1920s murderers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly are back to slay 'em again in the hit Broadway musical revival of “Chicago,” which returns to its namesake town at...
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Cutting Hall musical celebrates Broadway showtunesJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - LZP Productions is presenting the musical “The World Goes 'Round” weekends through June 19 at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Life with its glories, indignitie...
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The Bard goes to the moviesJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Several Lake County and Northwest suburban movie theaters will show four classic Shakespeare titles this summer and fall. Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series will b...
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O'Hurley headlines 'Chicago' tourJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - TV audiences know silver fox John O'Hurley from his stints as J. Peterman on “Seinfeld,” from the inaugural season of “Dancing with the Stars” in 2005 and as the host of...
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Chicago-set murder-mystery premiere cracklesJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - By this point in her redoubtable career, it's easy to imagine Barbara Robertson playing Gertrude. Hamlet, not so much. Except that the exceptional Robertson does exactl...
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Soap writer revisits acting days in St. CharlesJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - An Emmy-winning writer who produced decades of soap opera plots finds himself living out a story line in real life that could have been plucked from a TV script. Not onl...
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Arlington Heights native stretches himself with 'Born'Jun 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Director and Arlington Heights native Brad Akin had racked up a list of impressive credits over the past decade, but he still was not satisfied. He wanted to improve his...
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Broadway beams its offerings via movie screensMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Movie theaters in the next few weeks will be filled with stories about misbehaving pandas, heroic mutants, superheros with magic rings and a comedy of mistake...
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What’s new in theatersMay 27, 2011 1:00 am - Veterans tribute Fox Valley Repertory honors America’s soldiers with “Letters Home: A Memorial Day Remembrance” featuring ensemble members reading letters from Fox Valle...
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Just a twinge of Catholic guilt in 'Nunsense'May 26, 2011 6:00 am - Full disclosure here: This production of “Nunsense” is being reviewed by someone, ahem, of a certain age, who survived, um, I mean was blessed with, 16 years of Catholic...