Performing Arts
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Best Bets: Trans-siberian Orchestra returns to RosemontDec 26, 2018 5:00 am - Rocking carols Christmas carols get the rock arena tour treatment when the Trans-siberian Orchestra returns with "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve" today at the Allstate...
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Pianist Jim Brickman returns to Batavia Fine Arts CentreDec 25, 2018 10:00 pm - "Share the Love" Feb. 8 at a Jim Brickman performance at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre. Composer and pianist Brickman will perform hits such as "Valentine," "Love of My L...
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'Tarzan' musical swings on Magical Starlight stageDec 25, 2018 10:00 pm - Tickets are on sale for Magical Starlight Theatre's January production of "Tarzan: The Stage Musical." Performances will be held Jan. 11-13 and 18-20 in the Naperville ...
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Plan ahead: Toby Mac returns to Sears Centre; John Cusack appears at GeneseeDec 25, 2018 6:00 am - Indian artistry Celebrate more than 100 years of Hindi cinema with the touring musical revue "Bollywood Boulevard" on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9 and 10, at College of D...
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Theater spotlight: Gilbert Gottfried takes over Comedy Shrine's NYE showsDec 24, 2018 5:00 am - NYE at Comedy Shrine Gilbert Gottfried headlines two New Year's Eve shows at the Comedy Shrine in Aurora. Gottfried ("Aladdin," "The Aristocrats") replaces the prev...
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Weekend picks: Levitations, escapes and more with 'Jamie Allan's iMagician'Dec 23, 2018 6:24 am - High-tech illusions There are laser levitations, death-defying water chamber escapes and more in "Jamie Allan's iMagician ... It's Magic Beyond Belief." See the fa...
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Weekend picks: Warm up the holiday weekend with VoicePlay in SchaumburgDec 22, 2018 6:24 am - Vocal workout The a cappella ensemble VoicePlay brings its "Warm Up: A Holiday Special" on Saturday to Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, ...
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Norris' Music in the Gallery season features acclaimed concert pianist, Irish band, alternative jazz and moreDec 21, 2018 10:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles announced details of its upcoming season of "Music in the Gallery" events. They are offering a special "12 Days" discount...
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Steppenwolf's 'La Ruta' examines pandemic of missing/murdered women in MexicoDec 21, 2018 3:00 pm - "La Ruta" - ★ ★ ★ ½ "Her memory follows me everywhere, and I don't know what to do with it." Grieving mother Marisela's lament comes about two-thirds of the way throug...
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'Fiddler on the Roof' tour beautifully balances the bitter and sweetDec 21, 2018 11:00 am - “Fiddler on the Roof” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For milkman Tevye, tradition means stability. Without it, the garrulous everyman insists, his life and the lives of his family and friend...