Performing Arts
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Best bets: 'Game of Thrones Live' in Rosemont; Joel McHale at Schaumburg's ImprovOct 03, 2018 6:00 am - Symphonic succession The "Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience" allows fans of the Emmy Award-winning fantasy series to relive key melodic moments via a symphonic sta...
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Theater spotlight: Tributes to Judy Garland, Harry Truman grace local stagesOct 02, 2018 6:00 am - 'Rain or Shine' Joseph Jefferson Award winner Angela Ingersoll brings her show "Judy Garland: Come Rain or Come Shine" to Evanston's Nichols Concert Hall as part of Musi...
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Terrific 'Tootsie' triumphs as updated musical comedy for #MeToo eraOct 01, 2018 11:00 pm - “Tootsie” — ★ ★ ★ ½ The creative talents behind “Tootsie,” the Broadway-bound musical that opened Sunday at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, were as good as their...
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Post-Kevin Spacey, Old Vic 'guardians' fight workplace abuse
Oct 01, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A year after it became an unwilling focus for Britain's #MeToo movement, the Old Vic Theatre says it is trying to stamp out abuses of power in all workplac...
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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' tour brings sweet rewards for castOct 01, 2018 6:00 am - For Cary native Kevin Nietzel, returning to the Chicago area as part of the national tour of “Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has reminded him of his com...
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Weekend picks: Anna, Elsa take to the ice in 'Frozen' at the AllstateSep 30, 2018 7:25 am - 'Let it Go' "Disney On Ice presents Frozen" allows audiences to travel to the animated kingdom of Arendelle once again. See the exploits of royal sisters Elsa and A...
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'Madness' returns: First Folio remounts Edgar Allan Poe productionSep 30, 2018 7:22 am - First Folio Theatre's David Rice and Alison C. Vesely realized they had an opportunity. They had access to Mayslake Hall, the Tudor Revival-style mansion at Mayslake Pea...
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Halloween season brings theatrical thrills and chills for fallSep 30, 2018 7:15 am - The weeks leading up to Halloween bring a mix of horror classics, psychological thrillers and seasonal spoofs to city and suburban stages. Among Halloween-themed produc...
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Best bets this week: Richard Marx at the Arcada, Pumpkin Fest at CosleySep 30, 2018 7:00 am - ‘Right Here Waiting' Catch up with pop singer and songwriter Richard Marx (“Hold on to the Nights,” “Don't Mean Nothing”) when he performs in concert on Thursday at...
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Weekend picks: NCC hosts intimate Rick Springfield concertSep 29, 2018 7:00 am - 'Love Somebody' Hear 1980s pop tunes such as “Jessie's Girl” and “Human Touch” performed in a more intimate style in the concert tour of “Rick Springfield: Stripped...