Performing Arts
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'The Foreigner' at the Metropolis fails to hit homeJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - "The Foreigner" has a brilliant premise: a man who masks his shyness by pretending he cannot speak English finds himself entangled in one awkward situation after another...
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Chamberlain taking over as King Arthur in 'Spamalot'Jan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Mention Richard Chamberlain's name to many women of a certain age, and they'll swoon. After all, Chamberlain is most famous for his romantic leading man TV roles in "Dr....
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Go guideJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie! Ice is nice Learn about the importance of ice in the 1800s - before refrigeration - during the "Ice Harvesting" program. See an exhibit of ice-cutting...
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Cirque du Soleil's colorful 'Saltimbanco' comes to the suburbsJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Cirque du Soleil's "Saltimbanco" opened in April 1992 in Montreal and toured the world for almost 15 years before the show closed in December 2006. What could this show,...
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Big laughs in Little Italy at College of DuPageJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's season continues with "Italian-American Reconciliation," John Patrick Shanley's dark comedy about a man whose obsession with his ex-wife threa...
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Drury Lane's fine 'Saigon' revival overcomes troubled plottingJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Welcome news for suburban theatergoers. Drury Lane Oak Brook's well-sung, wisely staged revival of "Miss Saigon" suggests that the renaissance that began at the theater ...
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Interactive 'Beauty and the Beast' in WinnetkaJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Send e-mail to Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Chill out with yoga and tea Ease into exercising in this new year by learning about gentle c...
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What's new on stageJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - "Doubt" on stage Steel Beam Theatre opens 2009 with the stage version of "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley's meditation on power, tradition and faith. Founder and artistic d...
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Mother-daughter duo share the stage as nuns in Steel Beam's 'Doubt'Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - For whatever reason, theater runs in families. Look at the Barrymores or the Redgraves. Or, more locally, the Steeles. Donna Steele is the founder and force behind the S...
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Learn the basics of square dancingJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie! Feel free to dance The Arlington Squares Square Dance Club invites the public to socialize and learn the basics of square dancing at its free "Beginne...