Performing Arts
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Steel Beam conjures up frightfully fun 'Blithe Spirit'Apr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - "Blithe Spirit" may be Noël Coward's frothiest comedy, an ethereal confection of a play that nevertheless shows the playwright's keen and cutting wit. The original produ...
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Great moments make great theater in 'Billy Elliot'Apr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - "Billy Elliot the Musical" - the Broadway blockbuster that opened at Chicago's Ford Center for the Performing Arts Sunday - includes moments so moving, so fundamentally ...
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Grant High School to unwrap classic 'Willy Wonka' beginning FridayApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Grant Community High School in Fox Lake is presenting Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka." According to the show's publicity manager, Emily Audrain, the story is the same as alwa...
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'Tomato Lady' Aggie Nehmzow to talk at Gurnee libraryApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie Meet 'The Tomato Lady' Local vegetable gardeners are invited to meet tomato expert Aggie Nehmzow, known as "The Tomato Lady." Nehmzow grows 75 varieties of heirl...
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One-man First Folio show celebrates the life of Will RogersApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Younger generations don't know much about Will Rogers, the part-Cherokee cowboy celebrity from Oklahoma who rose to mega-fame in the early 20th century. And often people...
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Steel Beam Theatre to present 'Blithe Spirit'Apr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre founder Donna Steele plays eccentric medium Madame Arcati in the company's production of "Blithe Spirit," Noel Coward's comedy about how a writer's at...
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Local tryoutsApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - • Space is rapidly filling up for artist participation in the juried art and fine craft show "Art & Soul on the Fox" to be held on Saturday, July 31, and Sunday, Aug. 1,...
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First Folio's Kevin McKillip loves a challengeApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Look up "versatile" in the dictionary and you ought to find a photograph of Kevin McKillip. A classically trained actor and lontime artistic associate with Oak Brook's ...
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Intimate theater suits quick-witted 'Blithe Spirit'Apr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles is an intimate venue with room for only 80 people. This makes it an interesting prospect for actors, according to Terry Domschke of...
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Drury Lane Theatre Chicago to get makeoverApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Crystal chandeliers and faux-marble Corinthian columns are out while sleek black carpeting and modern lighting fixtures will be in now that Broadway in Chicago is taking...