Performing Arts
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'Hadestown' leads Tony Award nomination race with 14 nods
Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK - "Hadestown," singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell Broadway debut, leads the Tony Award nominations with 14 nods, followed by the jukebox musical built around song...
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'The Big Meal:' Independent Players presents an 'extraordinary story of an ordinary family'Apr 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant, on a typical night, Sam and Nicole first meet - and sparks fly. So begins a tale that traverses five generations...
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'Mary Poppins' flies into West Aurora High SchoolApr 29, 2019 11:00 pm - West Aurora High School Drama Troupe 2013 will be performing its spring musical, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's "Mary Poppins," based on the stories of P.L. Travers and...
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Plan ahead: Criss Angel to amaze at Genesee, Brian Wilson to play RiverEdge ParkApr 29, 2019 6:00 am - Industrial showbiz Find out all about the hidden world of industrial musicals when the After Hours Film Society screens Dava Whisenant's acclaimed documentary "Bathtubs ...
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Bacon Brothers to return to Metropolis in Arlington Heights this summerApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - Kevin and Michael Bacon - who together form The Bacon Brothers rock band - will return to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in downtown Arlington Heights Aug. 19-20,...
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Best Bets: Howie Mandel plays Arcada; Rosemont hosts rising country starsApr 28, 2019 7:32 am - British bulwark Actor Randy Otto performs as the iconic World War II British prime minister in his one-man show "Winston Churchill: The Blitz" at Elgin Community College...
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Hamilton exhibition promises 'deeper dive' into Founding Father's lifeApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - A week before the public opening of “Hamilton: The Exhibition” — the brainchild of “Hamilton” composer/lyricist/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and his team — exhibition creat...
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Weekend picks: Trevor Noah at United Center; Breaking the Silence benefitApr 27, 2019 7:23 am - Show man Fans of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" won't want to miss seeing comedian Trevor Noah and "The Loud & Clear Tour 2019" on Saturday at the United Center, 1901...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsApr 26, 2019 9:15 am - Catch Drury Lane's regional premiere of "Matilda," enjoy some suds at the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival and much more this weekend. For other ideas, see dailyherald.com...
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'American Girl Live' musical sets up camp for Chicago runApr 26, 2019 6:00 am - "American Girl Live" writer/lyricist Sandy Rustin understands if local fans of the popular doll line might have expectations about the show. After all, the previous Chic...