Performing Arts
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'The Male Intellect' coming to The MetropolisApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - After he gets dumped by his fiance, Bobby (Robert Dubac) seeks advice from five fellow chauvinists to dissect his psyche in "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" Creator/st...
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TimeLine's 'Farnsworth Invention' has more brains than heartApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - With its first-rate production of Aaron Sorkin's "The Farnsworth Invention," TimeLine Theatre once again demonstrates it has more than enough talent to realize its ambit...
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Steppenwolf adds playwright to ensembleApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre Company counts another playwright among its members with Thursday's announcement that 29-year-old Tarell Alvin McCraney has joined the ensemble. McCr...
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Local auditionsApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - • Noble Fool Theatricals has auditions for its Youth Ensemble's production of "The Wizard of Oz." Kids and teenagers ages 6 to 19 audition from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, ...
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Cirque du Jacko? Hey, they did Elvis, BeatlesApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- First the Beatles and Elvis, now Michael Jackson. The acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil announced Tuesday that it will put on a live touring show featurin...
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Best bets: Karamazov bros., 'Stomp', Karen MasonApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Giggle & juggle The Flying Karamazov Brothers are back with their comedy and juggling show "4PLAY." See what odd things these brothers toss into the air this Sund...
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Steppenwolf delivers Beckett in his essence in 'Endgame'Apr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - "Endgame" is a chess term for, well, the end of the game, when most of the pieces are off the board, leaving a sparse landscape of black and white and requiring tactics ...
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Divorce, Tudor styleApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Divorce, Tudor style Being the wife of a 16th century British monarch wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Consider for example the wives of Henry VIII, which the ...
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Best bets: Daredevil drama on motorcycles at the AllstateApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Daredevil drama More than just Freestyle Motocross cycle stunts, "The Nuclear Cowboyz" arena spectacular boasts pyrotechnic effects, scantily clad dancers and a p...
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Local auditionsApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - • Elgin Opera has auditions for its Second Community Outreach Summer Music Festival in the afternoons on Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18. Auditions are by invitatio...