Performing Arts
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A 'Phantom of the Opera' contest seeks singer with style
Apr 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing. The c...
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Music director from Palatine redirected art-making online with Thursday Facebook 'Lessons'Apr 23, 2020 6:00 am - Award-winning music director and conductor Tom Vendafreddo knows how disheartening it is being unable to make art. Like his fellow actors, designers, writers and direct...
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5 hot tickets: Thom Yorke and Susan Werner in Chicago; tribute concerts in Waukegan on sale this weekendApr 23, 2020 6:00 am - "David Brighton's Space Oddity - The Ultimate David Bowie Experience": 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan: rock/pop tribute. ...
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Spotlight: Theatre Y examines social isolation online with 'My Body's Image, Delayed'Apr 22, 2020 6:00 am - Theatre Y retrospective Theatre Y celebrates András Visky, the Hungarian-Romanian poet/playwright who inspired the company's creation, with a retrospective of his works ...
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Adler Arts Center offers live performancesApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Adler Arts Center in Libertyville is introducing a platform for faculty, teaching artists, students and friends to perform virtually for the community. A guest will ...
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Nan Giordano and LA choreographer Ray Leeper team up for Gus Giordano Day Jazz Dance Experience on Zoom April 25Apr 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) Artistic Director Nan Giordano and LA-based choreographer Ray Leeper team up for the first ever virtual jazz dance experience on Zoom 2 - 3 ...
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Editorial: Brian Dennehy's death reminds us of the power of theater - and how much we miss itApr 19, 2020 11:00 pm - News of Brian Dennehy's death last week sent waves of sadness through the Chicago theater community. This acclaimed actor was known nationally for films as diverse as "T...
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Spotlight: Michael Shannon helps launch Chicago Children's Theatre's new YouTube channelApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - A mouse prepares Academy Award-nominee and A Red Orchid Theatre ensemble member Michael Shannon helps launch Chicago Children's Theatre's new virtual learning YouTube ch...
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Brian Dennehy remembered as 'towering presence' in Chicago theaterApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Actor Brian Dennehy was as close to a Chicago native as you could get without having been born here. A major force in Chicago theater for more than three decades, the ac...
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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, ...