Performing Arts
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Secluded stars: Jim Belushi hails 'The Blues Brothers;' Haley Reinhart honors dadJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Jim Belushi recently took to Twitter to mark the 40th anniversary of "The Blues Brothers," the locally shot 1980 comedy classic that co-starred the former Wheaton re...
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AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
Jun 19, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The nation's largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for sa...
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Spotlight: Sideshow Theatre streams 2018 hit 'Tilikum'Jun 19, 2020 6:00 am - 'Tilikum' returns Sideshow Theatre Company streams its 2018 Joseph Jefferson Award-winning production of "Tilikum," Kristiana Rae Colón's drama about the onetime ki...
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Glenview's Oil Lamp Theater looks toward future in challenging timesJun 19, 2020 6:00 am - March 2020 may go down as the best and worst month theater artist Jay Pastucha ever experienced. On March 1, he took over as executive director of Glenview's Oil Lamp T...
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Non-equity Jeff Awards to be broadcast on YouTubeJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - The 47th annual non-equity Joseph Jefferson Awards honoring excellence in nonunion Chicago theater will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, on YouTube. A virtual ce...
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Area performing arts students earn Dennis Taylor ScholarshipsJun 17, 2020 11:00 pm - The Dennis Taylor Scholarship Foundation for the Performing Arts announced the recipients of its scholarship awards for the 2020-21 school year. These scholarships benef...
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'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021
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Secluded stars: Celebs celebrate Supreme Court's employment LGBTQ rulingJun 16, 2020 5:50 am - The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling that LGBTQ Americans are federally protected against employment discrimination prompted some stars with suburban ties to rejoice...
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Chicago's Lyric Opera and Joffrey Ballet cancel 2020 performancesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Joffrey Ballet have canceled performances through the end of 2020. Both companies cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason in separa...
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Arts summer camps in the suburbs adapt to pandemic rulesJun 12, 2020 6:00 am - Organizations that run art and performance summer camps have had to adapt amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many have shifted and developed online-only courses, while a few...