Performing Arts
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Broadway, Hollywood costumes go on exhibit in heart of NYC
Aug 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Most Broadway stages may still be dark, but there's a place in Times Square where the costumes shine. More than 100 costumes from such shows as "Hamilton...
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The searing, timely play 'Pass Over' leads Broadway's return
Aug 03, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Danya Taymor was jazzed. It was late July and the theater director had just cracked open the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway after months of stillness ...
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The searing, timely play 'Pass Over' leads Broadway's return
Aug 03, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Danya Taymor was jazzed. It was late July and the theater director had just cracked open the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway after months of stillness ...
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Best Bets: Andrew Grams bids farewell to ESOAug 03, 2021 6:00 am - Great Grams Maestro Andrew Grams concludes his tenure as Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director with the concert "From Darkness to Light." The orchestra performs Beetho...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre mandates COVID-19 vaccination for theatergoers. Will others follow?Aug 02, 2021 5:30 am - It's a question that would have confounded Hamlet himself. Should theaters require proof of vaccination or not? That's the issue theater operators face now that in-per...
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Cirque du Soleil's ''Twas the Night Before ...' to return to ChicagoAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Cirque du Soleil is returning to the Windy City with a revival of "'Twas the Night Before ..." It plays a 17-performance run at the Chicago Theatre from Nov. 26 to Dec. ...
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'Hadestown,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to play as part of Broadway in Chicago seasonAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago on Monday announced season subscriptions go on sale Sept. 8 for its upcoming season, which includes "Hadestown" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." In ...
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Twin documentaries spotlight dance legends Ailey and Jones
Aug 01, 2021 7:00 am - Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones may have a generation between them, but the two influential choreographers crossed paths at a few pivotal moments. Ailey was the one who co...
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Goodman's 'School Girls' a dream come true for former Chicago actressJul 30, 2021 6:00 am - From the moment nine years ago when Ciera Dawn saw Goodman Theatre's production of David Mamet's "Race," she knew she would one day appear on its stage. Last year, days...
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Looking for laughs? Try Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud and Chicago's Goodman TheatreJul 30, 2021 6:00 am - Summer laughs Laugh Out Loud Theater invites patrons to chill out with "Hot Laugh Summer," a weekly sketch and improv showcase featuring members of the theater's main s...