Performing Arts
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Halloween happenings: 13 spooky, scary, safe ways to celebrate the seasonOct 10, 2020 7:00 am - While the coronavirus has curtailed or canceled many Halloween celebrations, some venues and organizations are gearing up to deliver seasonal scares while obeying public...
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Erin Wall, a veteran Lyric Opera and CSO soprano, dies at 44Oct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Erin Wall, one of the world's leading opera sopranos, died Thursday from complications of metastatic breast cancer. She was 44. Wall was born in Calgary, Canada, to Ame...
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Curtain Up Classroom presents sneak preview of 'The Wiz-Dom of Oz' Oct. 15-17 at Glen Ellyn History CenterOct 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Curtain Up Classroom will present a live sneak preview Oct. 15-17 at Glen Ellyn History Center. It is a sneak preview of an original play, "The Wiz-Dom of Oz," written a...
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Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until May 30Oct 08, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume - until at least late May. Although an exact date for various performances to resume ha...
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Neo-Futurist Theater premieres new online show celebrating America's 'First Ladies'Oct 07, 2020 6:00 am - When someone suffers a concussion, medical personnel sometimes test that person's alertness by asking if he or she can name the president. Bilal Dardai, one of the writ...
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MEMBER-SUPPORTED THEATRE '“ Long Wharf Theatre Asks Its Fans to Become Its Members
Oct 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 6, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - Long Wharf Theatre continues to rebuild American theatre with a member-supported model, offering supporters in New...
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Best Bets: 'Get Happy' with Angela Ingersoll or explore first Wheaton Art WalkOct 06, 2020 6:00 am - Scarecrow Stroll Vote on your favorite stuffed creations this weekend as part of the St. Charles 2020 Scarecrow Stroll, featuring window displays, a professional pumpkin...
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Spotlight: Shuttered Zanies Rosemont reopens this weekend with Larry Reeb showsOct 06, 2020 6:00 am - Zanies reopens in Rosemont Laughs return to Rosemont this weekend when Zanies reopens. Larry Reeb, known as "Uncle Lar" whose wry "tips" have made him a Chicago-area fav...
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Chicago's Second City for saleOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago's legendary Second City, where such luminaries as John Belushi, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy cut their comed...
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Passion Projects Theatre to put on 'Into the Woods' Oct. 9-11Oct 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Passion Projects Theatre Company will present Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Into The Woods" for live audiences at 7 p.m. Friday to Sunday, Oct. 9-11, at the Wing ...