Performing Arts
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'Working' to open Steel Beam's ninth seasonSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - "Working" at Steel Beam Steel Beam Theatre opens its ninth season with "Working," the musical inspired by Studs Terkel's salute to the everymen and everywomen who make u...
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Elgin director takes 'repeat w/Madeline' out to dinnerSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin-based director and actor Richard Pahl has spent his career working on conventional stages - places where the audience has its place, the actors have theirs and oft...
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Best Bets: Bacon Brothers, Bill Bellamy, Ani DiFrancoSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Tasty duo Hollywood film star Kevin Bacon and his brother, Michael, make up the rock duo known as The Bacon Brothers. See these two up close and personal as they rock it...
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Local auditionsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - • Lake County artists are invited to sell their artwork at the juried 19th Holiday Art Sale at the College of Lake County from Saturday through Tuesday, Nov. 21-24. The ...
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Touring cast of 'The Color Purple' brings more than a few surprises to townSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The main reason to catch the Chicago return engagement of "The Color Purple"? One word: Fantasia. The 2004 winner of the FOX reality TV series "American Idol" shows tha...
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On stage: Theatre-Hikes takes on Jackie OSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Theatre-Hikes takes on Jackie Theatre-Hikes satirizes one of the nation's iconic first ladies - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - in its latest production "Jackie: An America...
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Chita Rivera reflects on life in the theater
Sep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Chita Rivera has received many awards throughout her career. But none has made her more proud than the Medal of Freedom she received Aug. 12 from President B...
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Research helps Prospect Heights actor give 'Fake' its authenticitySep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Alan Wilder went to the Field Museum last week. It wasn't a pleasure trip. The longtime Steppenwolf ensemble member and resident of Prospect Heights was preparing for th...
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Cheap stuff: Cover bands at Durty Nellie's, flea market, dancingSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under Rock Candy rocks See the cover band Rock Candy perform upbeat dance, rock, hip hop and 1980s pop tunes on Durty Nellie's stage. The Cops, a Police tribute ...
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"Million Dollar Quartet" to make music on BroadwaySep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Producers of the hit Chicago production of "Million Dollar Quartet" announced Tuesday that the show is headed to Broadway in spring 2010. Featuring a script by Floyd Mut...