Performing Arts
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ECC Arts Center's 2017-18 season features Art Garfunkel, Arlo Guthrie, Garrison Keillor, 'Million Dollar Quartet' and moreAug 21, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Arts Center's recently announced 2017-2018 season features a dynamic mix of music, theatre, and more. Highlights include performances by musi...
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'Riverdance' returns to RosemontAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - The 20th Anniversary World Tour of "Riverdance" is wending its way back to the suburbs for a three-performance run at the Rosemont Theatre. The percussive Celtic dance ...
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Sunday picks: Rock and roll some of the night with KISS at RiverEdgeAug 20, 2017 7:18 am - Performance rock Rock along to the theatrics of the celebrated band KISS ("Detroit Rock City," "Beth") tonight at RiverEdge Park, 360 Broadway, Aurora. $70; $325-$1,250 ...
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Weekend picks: Don't look down! Air and Water Show hits ChicagoAug 19, 2017 7:23 am - Blue yonder See the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights and more at the 59th annual Chicago Air and Water Show this weekend along North Av...
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Terrific young performers make 'Trevor' stage transfer singAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - "The program is set and there's just no place in it for you." That statement, directed at a precocious teen desperate to perform in his middle school's talent show, come...
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Weekend picks: Enjoy 'Rings' scores with CSO at RaviniaAug 18, 2017 6:00 am - Symphonic epic The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs Academy Award-winner Howard Shore's film scores to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy live this weekend at the Ravini...
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Oak Brook theater defends same-sex couple, interracial casting in Shakespeare playAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - First Folio Theatre executive director David Rice did something this week he hasn't had to do in 35 years as a theater professional: He defended his company's casting an...
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Metropolis School of the Performing Arts holds open houseAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Metropolis School of the Performing Arts will host an open house Tuesday, Aug. 29 for those interested taking drama, dance and music classes this fall. Tours of classroo...
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Former State Street Dance director to helm a different 'Nutcracker'Aug 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Even though she'd been away from State Street Dance Studio in Geneva for more than two years, it hurt former artistic director Linda Cunningham to see her “baby” close i...
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Ghastly tales make up deliciously macabre musical 'Shockheaded Peter'Aug 16, 2017 6:00 am - The problem with Black Button Eyes' splendid revival of the irresistibly grim “Shockheaded Peter” at Chicago's Athenaeum Theatre is the length of the run. It's too shor...