Performing Arts
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Auditions begin for eighth season of Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Preliminary auditions for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent began Monday at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. More than 60 acts have signed up for the summerlong contest, w...
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Best bets: Bears100 Celebration opens in Rosemont, John Prine returns to RaviniaJun 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Da Bears centennial Fans can enjoy autograph sessions, photo opportunities, football panels and interactive activities at the Bears100 Celebration Weekend at the Donald ...
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No, that 'Hadestown' song isn't really about Donald Trump
Jun 03, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's one of the most striking and memorable moments in "Hadestown," Anais Mitchell's multi-Tony Award-nominated retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eury...
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Best bets: Ariana Grande plays United Center, Rob Thomas returns to RaviniaJun 03, 2019 6:00 am - Three-ring spectacle The touring Garden Bros. Circus sets up for six shows with clowns, aerialists, horse riders and more on Monday and Tuesday at the Lake County Fairgr...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin's 'Godspell' opens June 13-16 at ECC Arts CenterJun 02, 2019 11:00 pm - This season, Children's Theatre of Elgin/Fox Valley Theatre Company celebrates 30 years of presenting family-oriented musicals performed by local youth, ages 8 to 20. T...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Chris Porter plays Improv Comedy Showcase in SchaumburgJun 02, 2019 7:23 am - K.C. comedian Catch up with comedian and Kansas City native Chris Porter ("Last Comic Standing," "Ugly & Angry") when he closes out a weekend of standup at the Impr...
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Weekend picks: Chicago Gospel Music Festival raises a joyful noise at Millennium ParkJun 01, 2019 7:23 am - Voices raised Take pride in a homegrown musical form at the 34th annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival this weekend at venues in and near Millennium Park, 201 E. Ran...
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'Falsettos' soars in powerful national tour in ChicagoMay 31, 2019 10:00 am - “Falsettos” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Neurotic New Yorkers sing about their complicated lives in the trailblazing 1992 Broadway musical “Falsettos.” A tour of Lincoln Center Theater's ...
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Theater events: Second City hosts 5th annual Break Out Comedy FestMay 31, 2019 6:00 am - • Premieres by playwright Seth Bockley and Chicago Fringe Opera and BraveSoul Movement and other artists are on tap for the seventh annual Pivot Arts Festival, a celebra...
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Metropolis excavates laughs from 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'May 30, 2019 8:00 am - “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” - ★ ★ ½ Farces are arguably the toughest shows to get right. Daffy dialogue and slapstick situations can fail to land if...