Performing Arts
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Metropolis to open season with 'Pump Boys and Dinettes'Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights opens its main stage season with the southern-fried "Pump Boys and Dinettes," a disarming, roots-rock revue about ...
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Never saw 'RENT'? Now's your chanceSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Following last season's successful collaboration for "On Golden Pond," Big Noise Theatre Company and Ouroboros Theatre Company once again join forces to present the prem...
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Sappy script dims 'Moonlight and Magnolias'Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - "Moonlight and Magnolias," currently showing at McAninch Arts Center under the auspices of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, ought to have a lot going for it. Its subject, "Gone...
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Local auditionsSep 23, 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 to ...
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Fall forward: Can't-miss things to do, seeSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Midwesterners have long lamented how short our summers seem: Before you've gotten your fill of suburban beaches and barbecues, the weather turns and you're facing fall. ...
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Des Plaines fall fest features entertainment, carnival, car showSep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Fall into fun at Des Plaines fest The Des Plaines Fall Family Fest and Marketplace features live entertainment, carnival booths and games, car shows, a...
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Goodman's Zeppo auditions by not auditioningSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Zeppo is the forgotten Marx Brother. Not as loud as Chico, not as verbally adept as Groucho, not as sweet and clownish as Harpo, Zeppo was relegated to playing the setup...
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On Stage: Comedic look at "Gone with the Wind"Sep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - "Moonlight and Magnolias" A behind-the-scenes comedy about the filming of "Gone With the Wind," in which producer David O. Selznick desperately tries to recruit a new wr...
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Terkel's moving stories continue to strike chords at Steel BeamSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The stories told in Studs Terkel's "Working" are 35 years old now, frozen-in-time thoughts of men and women making their livings in jobs both menial and meaningful. You ...
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'Curtains' opens in Palatine SaturdaySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - "Curtains," the 2007 smash Broadway musical comedy whodunit from the creators of "Chicago" and "Cabaret," will be presented by LZP Productions weekends from Saturday, Se...