Performing Arts
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Muti to lead Chicago Symphony through 2020Feb 03, 2014 1:26 pm - CHICAGO — Maestro Riccardo Muti has extended his contract with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2020. Muti has been the symphony’s music director since 2010. On Mo...
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Black History Month show in Schaumburg to address bullyingFeb 03, 2014 9:57 am - By Eric Peterson epeterson@dailyherald.com As it has annually since 1999, Schaumburg-based Powerhouse Productions will present an original play this month demonstrating ...
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Newlyweds tackle playing Yankee icons on BroadwayFeb 03, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — After marrying this summer, Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne skipped the honeymoon to somewhere exotic like Fiji or the Seychelles. They’ve gone nowhere. The tw...
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Sunday picks: Woodstock celebrates 'Groundhog Day'Feb 02, 2014 5:00 am - 'Groundhog Day': The Woodstock Theatre, at 209 Main St., in downtown Woodstock, presents free screenings of the 1993 comedy film “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murra...
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Lake Park, Geneva take dance titlesFeb 01, 2014 2:01 pm - Although her team didn’t yet know exactly how well they’d done as they strode off the dance floor Saturday, the coach of Lake Park High School’s competitive dance team, ...
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Weekend picks: Professional bullriders buck into townFeb 01, 2014 5:00 am - Bucking trend: See daring men and women brave bucking bulls, participate in barrel racing and more at the Professional Championship Bullriders World Tour Finale VIII...
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Broadway show really hopes to rock Super BowlFeb 01, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — On Super Bowl Sunday, there will be a group of people sweating out in the cold in front of millions, doing what they do best. And that group is, of course, th...
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Too young for Super Bowl? Mars calls it an honorFeb 01, 2014 4:33 am - NEW YORK — Bruno Mars says he feels honored the NFL is letting him perform at the Super Bowl halftime show even though he’s still a budding artist. “I feel like a new ar...
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Stage is set for Saturday's state dance championshipsJan 31, 2014 8:00 pm - There is one point in the St. Francis High School competitive dance routine, set to Ellie Goulding's “Dead in the Water,” where coach Nichole Johnson knows whether the 1...
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On stage: Chicago native Pat McGann headlines ZaniesJan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Local talent Fresh from his appearance last week on “Late Night with David Letterman,” comedian Pat McGann headline Zanies in Rosemont. Since 2007, McGann has been...