Performing Arts
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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...
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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...