Performing Arts
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Local auditionsOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - • Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Nov. 26, in Chicago. More than 1,300 volunteers are needed in ...
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Adaptation of beloved teen novel is close to playwright's heartOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Imagine being asked to adapt for the stage a novel taught in classrooms across the country and translated worldwide, knowing it was written by a well-known author who wo...
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Joffrey's 'Othello' combines classical and contemporary danceOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - You may have seen "Othello," William Shakespeare's classic tale of jealousy and betrayal, on stage, but chances are you haven't seen it performed as a ballet. You have o...
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Singing for Mickey puts spotlight on kidsOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Preschoolers got a chance to flex their pipes at a Disney "fun-dition" at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg Wednesday. Nine children sang karaoke-style to their favorite Disn...
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Suburban native embraces her heritage in 'House on Mango Street'Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some come to acting early, some come to it late. But few people come to acting after preparing, as Mount Prospect native Mari Stratton did, for a career in opera. Stratt...
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Where the boys aren't: All-female cast takes shot at 'Romeo & Juliet'Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - As director Sean Hargadon surveyed the crop of actors auditioning for his Janus Theatre Co. production of "Romeo & Juliet," he might have thought, "Wherefore art thou, d...
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Disney auditions Wednesday at WoodfieldOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Children aged 3 to 6 are invited to audition at Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg Wednesday morning for the chance to appear on stage before a Disney show in Rosem...
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'Caroline, or Change' takes top honors at Jeff AwardsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - For all the accolades Drury Lane Oak Brook and Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire earned for its productions of "Miss Saigon" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream...
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Cheap fun: Singalong 'Sound of Music,' ECC's 60th, Fall FestOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under Be prepared to sing along! Guests of all ages are invited to sing along with the classic tunes of the 1965 film "The Sound of Music" at the "Sound of Music...
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Best bets: Get your Thriller tribute locally at Great AmericaOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Thriller tribute If you want to help break a world record for the most people simultaneously dancing the late Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance, then head over to Six F...