Performing Arts
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Bon Jovi's David Bryan on Broadway again, livin' on a prayer
Mar 02, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - He looks like a rock star - rail-thin with long flowing hair. But rock stars aren't supposed to be on time, rip up their songs without a fuss or eat sala...
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Plan ahead: Liz Callaway sings 'Broadway and Beyond' at the MetropolisMar 02, 2020 5:00 am - Broadway vet Broadway and Hollywood veteran Liz Callaway ("Baby," "Anastasia") returns to her Chicago-area roots with the concert "Broadway and Beyond" on Thursday,...
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Best bets: Beatles tribute in Elgin & comedian Jim Flannigan at Zanies in RosemontMar 01, 2020 6:00 am - Jamaica to the U.K. Three interconnected stories between Jamaica and the United Kingdom are explored in the drama “Small Island.” The National Theatre Live taping of Hel...
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Weekend picks: Svengoolie, sci-fi, superheroes and more at C2E2Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - Stars and superheroes forever C2E2, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo is the biggest and best pop culture convention in the Chicago area, bringing a wide array of f...
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On stage: New civil rights-inspired musical revue 'Legends the Musical' opens this weekFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - • Previews continue for Black Ensemble Theater's season-opening production of "Legends the Musical: A Civil Rights Movement Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" at 4450 N. Cla...
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Maria Dizzia explores 'What the Constitution Means to Me' in national tourFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - You could say actress Maria Dizzia is a "strict constructionist." The text is "the sure thing" for Dizzia, and everything an actor needs to know is there in black and wh...
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5 fun weekend events: The Capitol Steps skewer politics at College of DuPage's MacFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - The Capitol Steps bring political song spoofs and sketches to College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, Monster Jam's oversize trucks crush the competition...
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Kids shine as Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' goes big
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Free guitar concert Thursday at Stevenson High SchoolFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School will host a chamber guitar concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, in the recital hall of the school's performing arts center. Admission is free...
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Oak Brook's First Folio announces 25th anniversary season, no summer ShakespeareFeb 26, 2020 10:00 pm - First Folio Theatre fans expecting to enjoy Shakespeare under the stars this summer have a longer wait, says executive director David Rice, who co-founded the compan...