Performing Arts
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Fine acting in newly adapted 'Seagull' ensures Steppenwolf's legacyMay 13, 2022 3:00 pm - “Seagull” - ★ ★ ★ ½ The first act of Steppenwolf Theatre's “Seagull” is standard Steppenwolf. Robust and practiced, it is a solid piece of theater by director Yasen Peya...
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Spotlight: Broken Nose stages sci-fi drama 'After the Blast'May 13, 2022 6:00 am - Immigration tale For his new musical, Brian Quijada looked to his mother, whose real-life story about crossing from El Salvador to the U.S. inspired his show "Somewhere ...
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Metropolis cast works hard to invigorate 1960s-inspired jukebox tuner 'Shout!'May 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Shout! The Mod Musical” - ★ ★ “Shout! The Mod Musical,” the jukebox tuner currently running at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, is an innocuo...
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Las Locas Comedy brings unapologetic laughs to Comedy Vault in BataviaMay 11, 2022 11:00 pm - Still beaming from an incredible start to 2022 and a return to live comedy, Las Locas Comedy announces a new showcase at Comedy Vault in Batavia called Las Locas Comedy ...
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Unauthorized video of Jesse Williams onstage prompts outrage
May 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online, prompting an outcry from the producers an...
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Best Bets: Nathan Chen, 'Stars on Ice' tour to ChicagoMay 10, 2022 6:00 am - Skating winners Cheer on Olympic gold medal winner Nathan Chen, figure skating world champions Brandon Frazier and Addison native Alexa Knierim and a bevy of other famed...
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'That community defined me': Tony-winning producer reflects on teenage years in DeerfieldMay 10, 2022 5:10 am - Actor/musician turned Broadway producer Kevin McCollum called the Chicago suburbs home only briefly. If you count his four years at Deerfield High School, a post-college...
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Tedeschi Trucks Band returning to RiverEdge Park in Aurora in JulyMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Tedeschi Trucks Band is trucking back to RiverEdge Park in Aurora. The celebrated 12-piece collective band, founded by the husband-and-wife team of guitarist Derek T...
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'Paradise Square' earns 10 Tony nominations, playwright Lynn Nottage earns two
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Highland Park High School grads Jeff Perry, Elijah Newman reflect on Steppenwolf's 'Seagull'May 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Two days into previews for “Seagull,” the production set to inaugurate Steppenwolf Theatre's in-the-round theater, Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry feels encouraged by ...