Performing Arts
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Caravello wins Suburban Chicago's Got Talent competitionAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - After wowing the crowd with his rendition of Bill Wither's "Ain't No Sunshine" and wowing the judges with his musical evolution over the past several weeks, Dennis Carav...
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Theater events: Tour Janus' Walkabout fest in ElginAug 08, 2014 6:30 am - Bases loaded in Elgin Janus Theater Company hosts its seventh annual short play festival, Walkabout: Theater on your Feet, this weekend in Elgin. Each of the four p...
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Brumlow shines as Hank Williams in 'Lost Highway' remountAug 08, 2014 5:45 am - The toe-tapping and hand-clapping that accompanied the opening of American Blues Theater's remount of last year's hit show "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" testified to jus...
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Marriott goes 'On the Town' with dance-heavy classicAug 08, 2014 1:00 am - “On the Town” is an undisputed American musical theater classic. So it makes sense that a major theater like the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire would produce a 70th an...
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Spoon shines on 'They Want My Soul'Aug 06, 2014 5:00 pm - "They Want My Soul," Spoon (Loma Vista/Republic) The Austin, Texas-born band Spoon is out with its eighth album, "They Want My Soul." It's a lush jangle of guitars, smar...
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Country music alive and well on Shaver's newestAug 06, 2014 5:00 pm - Billy Joe Shaver, "Long In The Tooth" (Lightning Rod) Old cowboys love to lament that contemporary country music's in a sorry state and guilty of casting aside sage sing...
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Weekend picks: Holmes Brothers play free soul show at the MACAug 05, 2014 3:00 pm - Roots-music masters: For more than 30 years, the Holmes Brothers have been moving audiences with their three-way vocal harmonies and soulful music, a mix of blues, r...
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Marriott to stage new 'October Sky' musical, 'Elf'Aug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Season subscriptions are now on sale for the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's 2015 season. The five-musical lineup features: • "La Cage aux Folles," Jan. 28 to March 2...
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Last chance to vote for talent contest Fan FavoriteAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - The last round of online voting for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent kicks off at midnight, giving the public one last chance to have their say in picking a Fan Favorite fo...
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Baseball stories star in seventh Walkabout: Theater on Your FeetAug 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Janus Theater Company will load the bases when it presents this year's Walkabout: Theater on Your Feet. The theme for this year's event will be about America's national ...