Performing Arts
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Playing outside: Open-air theater growing into suburbsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask any performer who has ever worked at an outdoor theater, and he or she will have stories to share. Whether it's mishaps with Mother Nature, itch-inducing insects, wi...
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Bartlett theater star heads back to his rootsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - With his Hollywood good looks, Stef Tovar seems more like someone you'd expect to see on TV than in a Broadway-style musical. And though Tovar is currently appearing in...
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Film stars captivate and capture TonysJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- If you weren't watching the Tonys too carefully, you would have thought they had turned into the Oscars. Sunday's show was a night for celebrities and for th...
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New Barrington theater group debuts its first performanceJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The newly formed Barrington Community Theatre is putting on its inaugural production this weekend. The troupe is producing three one-act plays that explore creativity an...
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'Cirque Shanghai: Cloud 9' lives up to its nameJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The physical feats come fast and furious in "Cirque Shanghai: Cloud 9," the fifth edition of this just-for-Chicago crafted revue showcasing outstanding circus performers...
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'Music Man' at Cutting Hall a true family affairJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The last time Tom Toussaint of Arlington Heights sang in four-part harmony, he was part of the Varsity Men's Glee Club at the University of Illinois. Over the years, a g...
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Local auditionsJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - • Essence magazine and SoftSheen-Carson Dark and Lovely is seeking a model to appear in its upcoming print ad. The contest winner will win a trip to New York for the pho...
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On Stage: Oak Park Festival Theatre stages classic 'Of Mice and Men'Jun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Steinbeck under stars Oak Park Festival Theatre celebrates its 35th anniversary with the classic "Of Mice and Men," John Steinbeck's wrenching examination of fri...
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Broadway star Chad Kimball is also a fashionistaJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- In the Broadway show "Memphis," Chad Kimball plays a lackadaisical guy who floats through jobs before wandering into the music biz. In real life, Kimball has...
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Clinton impersonator Dale Leight at ImprovJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Laughs in Libertyville Bill Clinton impersonator Dale Leight headlines this weekend's standup showcase at the Improv Playhouse following the theater's improv comedy hour...