Entertainment
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Spotlight: Thriller 'D.O.A.' opens at Steel Beam while 'Big River' musical takes stage at Mercury TheaterApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Theater noir Steel Beam Theatre presents "D.O.A.," a thriller adapted by Elizabeth Lovelady from the screenplay of the 1949 film about an accountant named Frank Bigelow ...
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Arty movie 'Showing Up' about artists fails to spark
Apr 21, 2023 6:00 am - “Showing Up” - ★ Michelle Williams plays a sculptor whose hot water heater has irritatingly busted in the languid “Showing Up.” That's about it, plot-wise. Talk about n...
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What's new at Six Flags Great America in 2023 (rides no; food and drinks, yes)Apr 21, 2023 5:30 am - Visitors to Six Flags Great America will see improvements in comfort and fan experience at the Gurnee amusement park when it opens for the 2023 season Saturday, official...
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WT Productions to host interactive 'Murder's Day' dinner theater fundraiserApr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - It would be the typical Mother's Day dinner, but this family is anything but typical. Mom has to celebrate a week early because her five offbeat children can never agree...
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'Wake Up, Brother Bear!' entertains children 5 and under at Northbrook TheatreApr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - April showers bring May flowers, and the weather around Northbrook lately has kept many couped up indoors. Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences (NTYA), a professional ...
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Streamwood High School's performance of 'Cinderella'Apr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Streamwood High School's Fine Arts Department will present Rogers and Hammerstein's musical "Cinderella" at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, April 27- 28 and 11 a.m. and ...
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Cornet soloist Amy Nelson to perform with Sun City Concert BandApr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Guest artist Amy Nelson will be featured at the May 4 and 6 performances of the Sun City Concert Band. Nelson will play the famed cornet solo "Variations on The Carniva...
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Marriott Theatre delivers major league revival of Triple-A tuner 'Damn Yankees'Apr 20, 2023 1:00 pm - “Damn Yankees” - ★ ★ ★ The reminder to shut off cellphones that preceded Wednesday's opening of Marriott Theatre's “Damn Yankees” came with an unexpected postscript. “P...
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Backstage with The Arcada Theatre's Ron Onesti: Neighborhood guys from "CHICAGO" still Rock!Apr 20, 2023 6:00 am - Now that we are OFFICIALLY back from lockdowns and quarantines, music fans of all ages are returning, enjoying the music of their youth once again. And the entertainers ...
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'Beau Is Afraid' is stuck in a one-note nightmare