Performing Arts
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The beat goes on: 'The Cher Show' premieres in ChicagoJun 11, 2018 5:20 pm - Rest assured Cher fans, one of the star's signature mannerisms - the hair flip - appears in all its incarnations in the new Broadway-bound musical "The Cher Show" beginn...
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Tony winner's success 'not a shock' back home in BarringtonJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - Katrina Lenk — who Sunday night won the Tony Award for leading actress in a musical — showed potential greatness even as a teenager at Barrington High School, according ...
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Josh Groban, Sara Bareilles rely on each other for Tony gigJun 10, 2018 7:26 am - NEW YORK - Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles say they're glad they're hosting Sunday's Tony Awards together, in part because of their banter. The Broadway veterans say they...
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Sunday picks: Angela Ingersoll croons as Judy Garland at ParamountJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - Tragic star Jeff Award-winning actress Angela Ingersoll once again inhabits the music associated with a Hollywood legend when she performs her tribute show “Judy Garland...
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'The Band's Visit' outshines Harry Potter at Tony AwardsJun 10, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The American, grown-up musical “The Band's Visit” outmuscled the acclaimed and sprawling British import “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” for the most Tony ...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Fortune Feimster plays ZaniesJun 09, 2018 7:20 am - Funny Fortune Comedian Fortune Feimster ("Last Comic Standing," "The Mindy Project," "RuPaul's Drag Race") is sure to serve up some great laughs for Pride Month this wee...
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Theater events: Underscore reveals revised Chicago-set 'Haymarket'Jun 08, 2018 6:00 am - • Workers at a yoga store find their lives upended after violence takes place nearby in "Clearing," a dark, coming-of-age comedy by Beth Hyland. Commission Theatre's pro...
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Weekend picks: Mavis Staples headlines Chicago Blues FestJun 08, 2018 6:00 am - Blues celebration Mavis Staples, Kenny Neal and Fantastic Negrito are just a few of the headliners performing at the Chicago Blues Festival this weekend at the Jay Pritz...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Get a taste of Civil War history in Elgin, join other muggles at a celebration of magic in Aurora or catch a concert of Mexican music in Rosemont this weekend in the sub...
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Theater club at NASA center gives scientists creative outlet
Jun 07, 2018 7:00 am - GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - Susan Breon wears two hats: scientist and musician. By day, she's a cryogenics engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where she works on w...