Performing Arts
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COD Summer College Theater to put on original production 'Every Day is Zoom Day!'Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage's Summer Repertory Theater will virtually present an original production, "Every Day is Zoom Day!," highlighting the resiliency of the human spirit in ...
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What NBC's 'World of Dance' gets right about dance
Jul 23, 2020 6:00 am - After watching the impeccable tutting routine by a group called Geometrie Variable, Ne-Yo had one question for his fellow judges on NBC's "World of Dance." "Did you catc...
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Live theater returns to Chicago with Liza and Judy revueJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Live theater returns to the Chicago area this weekend when the Judy Garland/Liza Minnelli revue, forced to close earlier this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Secluded Stars: Maniscalco guest hosts 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'Jul 20, 2020 1:00 am - Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco's recent gig guest hosting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last week produced plenty of fun YouTube clips. The former Arlington Heights resident had ...
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Addison native and stand-up comedian Kyle Kinane preps for release of new comedy album July 24Jul 19, 2020 6:00 am - When Kyle Kinane was a child, his mom let him stay up late to watch “The Tonight Show” starring Johnny Carson. He was particularly impressed with the comedians. At that ...
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Constable: White author learned early how Black lives matterJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - As a white girl growing up in Arlington Heights in the 1950s and '60s, Patricia Hruby Powell was taught that Black Lives Matter long before that concept became a movemen...
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Spotlight: Physical Theater Fest goes virtual, 'Sweet Home Chicago' video raises money for local artistsJul 17, 2020 6:00 am - Physical theater fest Since the COVID-19 pandemic prevents theater artists from gathering in person for Chicago's annual Physical Theater Festival, organizers shift...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park goes virtual with 'Much Ado About Nothing'Jul 17, 2020 6:00 am - Picnicking at the annual Shakespeare in the Park event won't be possible this year due to COVID-19 restrictions; however, fans can get their fix via a YouTube performanc...
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Schaumburg laying off 26 Prairie Center for the Arts staffersJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg will lay off nearly all the staff of its cultural services department working out of the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts until at least J...
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Best Bets: See 'Big Lebowski,' 'Fast Times' at the Sears Centre drive-in this weekendJul 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Double features See the film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “Predator” on Friday or “Spaceballs” and “The Big Lebowski” on Saturday separately or as part of a double...