Performing Arts
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'America's Got Talent' winner Darci Lynne brings 'Friends' to RosemontFeb 07, 2018 5:00 am - Never mind that she is the youngest performer ever to win NBC's "America's Got Talent," received more final performance votes than any other contestant in the show's his...
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Lyric Opera's 2018-19 season features 'Siegfried,' 'West Side Story'Feb 06, 2018 5:01 pm - Returning favorites and company premieres are featured in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2018-19 season, which was announced on Tuesday in a subscriber presentation at the...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep's 'Love Letters' for Valentine's DayFeb 06, 2018 5:00 am - 'Love Letters' Williams Street Repertory commemorates Valentine's Day with a revival of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters." Through letters, the two-hander chronicles the life...
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Music on Stage brings 'Hello, Dolly!' to Cutting HallFeb 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Music on Stage is bringing classic musical to Cutting Hall
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Paramount Theatre to stage world premiere 'August Rush' musicalFeb 05, 2018 8:30 am - After earning Joseph Jefferson Awards three years running for best large musical, Paramount Theatre is flexing its muscles with an eye toward expanding, maybe as far as ...
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'Frasier' star, Chicago theater staple Mahoney dies at 77Feb 05, 2018 12:00 am - "Frasier" star and Chicago theater veteran John Mahoney, the British-born actor who called Oak Park home, has died. He was 77. Mahoney, a member of the Steppenwolf The...
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After nearly six decades, Mundelein school ready to put on first musical productionFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - After months of rehearsal, students at Carl Sandburg Middle School in Mundelein this weekend will perform "Beauty and the Beast," the first musical in the school's histo...
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Sunday picks: 'I Puritani' returns to Lyric OperaFeb 04, 2018 6:23 am - Bel canto drama Bellini's English Civil War-inspired opera "I Puritani" returns to the repertory of the Lyric Opera of Chicago for seven performances starting on Sunday ...
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Suburban creators bring dose of 'Musical Therapy' to Chicago theater festFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - Joey Katsiroubas traces his love of musicals back to the Disney movies he watched as a kid growing up in Roselle. Favorites included “The Lion King” and “Aladdin.” “Each...
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Monthly storytelling series relocates to Arlington HeightsFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - A storytelling series that started last year as a pilot program in DuPage County is relocating to Arlington Heights, with its first show kicking off later this week. Fir...