Articles filed under Performing Arts
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On stage: 'Pete the Cat' bounds onto the McAninch Arts Center stageNov 15, 2019 5:00 am - • "Pete the Cat," a family-friendly musical adapted from books by James Dean and Eric Litwin, about a groovy cat named Pete who helps young Jimmy "conquer second grade a...
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Step back in time as Elgin Theatre Company presents 'An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show 3'Nov 15, 2019 5:00 am - The Elgin Theatre's Company's production of "An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show 3" is designed to transport the audience to the time when the most prominent stars perf...
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Big changes at Pheasant Run? Resort to lay off 75% of its staff amid plans to restructureNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Pheasant Run management anticipates reducing its staff by more than 75% amid plans to restructure operations at the iconic St. Charles resort. The impending layoffs are ...
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'Pirates' at Wauconda HighNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Wauconda High School will stage "The Pirates of Penzance" on Saturday and again Nov. 21-23. Performances are at 7 p.m. each night at the school, 555 N. Main St. Tickets ...
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Crooner Ron Hawking coming to Barrington's White HouseNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Ron Hawking will deliver a special 104th birthday tribute to Frank Sinatra at Barrington's White House at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8. Hawking, a Barrington Hills resid...
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Elmhurst Choral Union & Orchestra to perform 'The Music of Christmas' Dec. 15Nov 14, 2019 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 15, the Elmhurst Choral Union and Orchestra will present "The Music of Christmas" at 3 p.m. in Hammerschmidt Chapel on the campus of Elmhurst College, 19...
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Celebrate the season at Christ Church's Christmas concerts Dec. 8Nov 14, 2019 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 8, enjoy the songs of the holidays at Christ Church's professional Christmas concerts "CarolFest" at 3 and 6 p.m. at the church, 501 Oak Brook Road in Oa...
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Writers Theatre's 'The Niceties' wages an intellectual war over historyNov 14, 2019 3:00 pm - “The Niceties” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Playwright Eleanor Burgess certainly knows how to raise the dramatic stakes in “The Niceties.” And it's impossible not to be caught up in her ch...
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Weekend at play: Laugh with Jimmy Pardo in Rosemont and Rita Rudner in Crystal LakeNov 14, 2019 9:30 am - Comedian Rita Rudner returns to the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, while The Midtown Men (featuring original cast members from Broadway's "Jersey Boys") perfo...
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Despite female push, Garth Brooks bests Underwood at CMAsNov 14, 2019 6:00 am - The Country Music Association Awards almost fully honored and highlighted the women of country music - whose songs have been heavily dismissed on country radio over the ...