Performing Arts
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Improv Playhouse promises to continue classes, showsApr 02, 2020 11:00 pm - March 1 represented the 20th anniversary of Improv Playhouse Theater and Training Center in Libertyville. In early 2000, when it opened its doors, founder and Executive...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit shows stream free starting FridayApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Award-winning composer Andrew Lloyd Webber ("Evita," "Phantom of the Opera," "Jesus Christ Superstar") announced Thursday he will stream one of his musicals for free on ...
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Pritzker announces relief fund to aid Illinois artists, cultural organizationsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced the establishment of the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund to assist artists, artisans and cultural organizations affected by the C...
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Spotlight: Goodman, Theater Wit and 16th Street theaters stream performancesMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - Shows must go on With live performances canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several Chicago-area ensembles have come up with alternatives to delivering live t...
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Wheaton actress aims to raise spirits with 'My Favorite Things' parodyMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - A little more than two weeks ago, as cultural institutions shut their doors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the projects theater artist Cory Goodrich had bo...
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Lake County Board member Dick Barr launches karaoke event to boost spiritsMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - Seeking to give people something fun to do while they're stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, a Lake County Board member is planning an online karaoke party. R...
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Opera singer Plácido Domingo has coronavirus amid Spain outbreakMar 22, 2020 1:00 am - MADRID — Plácido Domingo announced Sunday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 79-year-old opera singer's illness comes after his own glittering career h...
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Rolling Meadows HS choir virtual 'West Side Story' performance goes viralMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - The Rolling Meadows High School Choir was set to perform the music of "West Side Story" in concert Thursday night to a crowd of hundreds. Their substitute viral virtual ...
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The drive-in, relic of yesterday, finds itself suited to now
Mar 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The drive-in theater, long a dwindling nostalgia act in a multiplex world, is experiencing a momentary return to prominence. With nearly all of the nati...
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South Elgin, Bartlett acts take top spots in U-46 TalentFestMar 20, 2020 6:00 am - Students from South Elgin and Bartlett high schools took first, second and third place in Elgin Area School District U-46's 10th annual TalentFest 2020 competition, whic...