Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Saint Motel headlines Two Brothers Summer FestivalJun 02, 2017 6:00 am - Crafty concerts The bands Savoir Adore, Blind Pilot, Saint Motel, The Way Down Wanderers, Knox Hamilton and X Ambassadors are all on the bill for the two-day craft beer-...
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Stacy Keach's illness forces Goodman Theatre to cancel 'Pamplona' runJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre announced late Friday that it was canceling remaining performances of its world premiere of "Pamplona" because of the ongoing illness of star Stacy K...
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Goodman cancels tonight's 'Pamplona' with star Keach still illJun 01, 2017 1:25 pm - Goodman Theatre has canceled the 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1, performance of "Pamplona," citing the ongoing illness of Stacy Keach, who stars as Ernest Hemingway in the o...
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Vince Neil, Dee Snider, others heading to Arcada TheatreJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - A number of metal musicians are coming to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. • Saliva ("Click Click Boom," "Always") performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 11. Tickets are $15...
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Jay Leno, Penn & Teller, more part of Paramount's 2017-18 seasonJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - Jay Leno and comic illusionists Penn & Teller are among the acts headed to the Paramount Theatre in Aurora as part of its 2017-18 season. The theater announced the touri...
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Metropolis' 'Hair' bold, exuberant and faithful to the originalMay 31, 2017 10:00 am - Where to start when writing about “Hair”? There's plenty to consider: theatrical significance, the show's contribution to 1960s pop music, its reflection of Vietnam-era ...
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Weekend picks: Starship's Mickey Thomas and friends perform at the GeneseeMay 31, 2017 6:00 am - Orchestral forces Mickey Thomas of Starship, Terri Nunn of Berlin and Lou Gramm (formerly of Foreigner) each pair their past pop hits with a full orchestra for "A Night ...
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McHenry County College theater to present 'Moon Over Buffalo'May 30, 2017 1:01 am - The Black Box Summer Theatre, McHenry County College's new professional theater, will present as part of MCC's 50th Anniversary celebration, Ken Ludwig's hilarious comed...
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Actor's illness forces Goodman to suspend 'Pamplona' premiere in mid-performanceMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre halted its world premiere of the one-character play "Pamplona" Tuesday and cancelled its Wednesday night show after star Stacy Keach became ill during Tu...
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Theater events: Victory Gardens stages neighborly 'Native Gardens'May 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Good fences Robert Frost wrote "good fences make good neighbors." Playwright Karen Zacarias tests that adage in "Native Gardens," about neighbors whose disagreement over...