Articles filed under Performing Arts
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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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Waters to mark 30 years of 'The Wall' with anniversary tourApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It's been 30 years, but Pink Floyd's "The Wall" still means a great deal in the rock world -- and to its co-creator Roger Waters. So to commemorate the groun...
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Grammy winner Steve Martin takes his banjo on tourApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- With no introduction or celebrity fanfare, Steve Martin steps onstage with the Steep Canyon Rangers bluegrass band, a banjo strapped to his chest. He's no...
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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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Taiwan singer conjures up Susan Boyle comparisonsApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - TAIPEI, Taiwan -- As a younger man, Taiwan's Lin Yu-chun sang for hours on end, trying to get his mind off the sneers he endured because of his portly figure. The round-...
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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...
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Steel Beam Theatre to present 'Blithe Spirit'Apr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre founder Donna Steele plays eccentric medium Madame Arcati in the company's production of "Blithe Spirit," Noel Coward's comedy about how a writer's at...
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Local tryoutsApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - • Space is rapidly filling up for artist participation in the juried art and fine craft show "Art & Soul on the Fox" to be held on Saturday, July 31, and Sunday, Aug. 1,...
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Hoffman Estates pulls out stops for TartanApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod will sport his family kilt in his role as host of the village's Tartan Day Parade. Still, the 60-unit parade, now in its ...