Performing Arts
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Free winter activities scheduled at Brookfield ZooJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Freebie FREEze Day at Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo is inviting its guests to celebrate the dog days of winter on Sunday, Jan. 24, for the zoo's FREEze Day. The event fe...
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World of theater computes for playwrightJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - A chatterbot is a computer program created to mimic an intelligent conversation. In his play, "Imposters," opening Sunday, Jan. 24, at the 21st Annual Rhinofest theater ...
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'Dreamgirls' dazzles on all fronts, so catch it while it lastsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - The musical "Dreamgirls" pulsates with excitement from its starting cowbell downbeat to its melisma-scaled sung finale. The 1981 Broadway smash by composer Henry Kreiger...
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Local auditionsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - • The Lyric Opera of Chicago has auditions for experienced, classically trained singers to join its chorus for the 2010-11 season. Tenors are particularly encouraged to ...
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A few flaws can't spoil the fun of 'Mamma Mia!'Jan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Mamma mia! Can a production get any more loud, boisterous and dare I say it ... fun? The national tour of the mega musical known as "Mamma Mia" again comes to town for a...
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'Annie' timely, but touring production on the tinny-sounding sideJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - With America in the midst of a protracted economic crisis, it seems we all could use some of the Depression-era optimism that a certain plucky comic strip orphan exudes ...
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Wood Street presenting 'All Aboard for Broadway'Jan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Wood Street Theater Company in Palatine has always had a family-type feel about it and that family has drawn even closer since they recently lost their beloved founder, ...
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Metropolis makes the most of unimaginative farce 'Out of Order'Jan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - From mistaken identities and extramarital affairs to pratfalls and slamming doors - and one particularly hazardous window - "Out of Order" incorporates all the elements ...
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Schaumburg On Stage presenting 'Joseph'Jan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Schaumburg On Stage, one of the Northwest suburbs premier theater groups, is going Joseph this year, as it presents "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the...
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Take a return trip down TV's memory lane at Noble FoolJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - TV's memory lane Noble Fool brings back "TV Me," comedian Mike Toomey's examination of how his childhood television viewing habits shaped his adult life. The mu...