Performing Arts
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Theater spotlight: New Colony debuts 'twisted comedy' 'Small World'Mar 19, 2019 6:00 am - Pardo homecoming Comedian Jimmy Pardo, a "Conan" regular and host of "The Pardo Patrol" web series on teamcoco.com, headlines Zanies Rosemont. Conan O'Brien's onetime wa...
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Plan ahead: The Lettermen, 'Double Dare Live!' coming to suburbsMar 19, 2019 6:00 am - Harmonious guys Come see harmonizing singers Tony Butala, Donovan Tea and Bobby Poynton as The Lettermen in concert on Saturday, April 6, at the Metropolis Performing Ar...
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'Producers' fans donated $51,000 to 'Aurora Strong' campaignMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - Patrons who saw "The Producers" at the Paramount Theater in February and March donated more than $51,000 to the "Aurora Strong" campaign for the families of the victims ...
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Hey! Ho! Let's go! Ramones-inspired show to play ChicagoMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - First things first: "Four Chords and a Gun," a theatrical hybrid inspired by seminal punk band The Ramones, is not a musical. Broadway in Chicago made that clear Tuesda...
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Best bets: Comedian Lewis Black tours to Elgin, WWE Monday Night RAW at AllstateMar 18, 2019 6:00 am - Bout time A tag-team battle between Seth Rollis and Dean Ambrose against Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin is just one of the matches featured in WWE Monday Night RAW at th...
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Cheap Trick, Three Dog Night coming to Genesee Theatre in WaukeganMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Two well-known bands inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. Cheap Trick ("Surrender," "Dream Police"), which formed ...
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Donna Summer musical, 'Oslo' part of full Broadway in Chicago 2019-2020 seasonMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago has released its full 2019-2020 season roster, which includes a Donna Summer musical and the previously announced "Frozen." The productions are: • "O...
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Theater events: BoHo revives Steve Martin & Edie Brickell's 'Bright Star'Mar 15, 2019 6:00 am - • Previews continue through Friday, March 15, for redtwist theatre's "Herland" by University of Chicago graduate Grace McLeod and produced in conjunction with the Nation...
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Theater spotlight: Peanuts gang at Drury Lane, 'In To America' at the Metropolis & moreMar 15, 2019 6:00 am - Peanuts on stage Happiness is ... Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences' revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," the musical inspired by Charles M. Schulz's belo...
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Theater review: Spot-on 1960s sound sets the stage for jam-packed 'Bronx Tale' musicalMar 14, 2019 8:45 am - “A Bronx Tale” - ★ ★ ½ Chazz Palminteri's “A Bronx Tale” has had one heck of a metamorphosis. “A Bronx Tale The Musical” is now making its national touring debut at Chi...