Performing Arts
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Maine South's 'The Addams Family' named best production in Illinois by Broadway in ChicagoJun 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Maine South High School's production of "The Addams Family" was named Best Production in the state of Illinois by Broadway in Chicago during the recent Illinois High Sch...
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City of Lights Theatre & Cabaret to put on 'Moonlight Cabaret: Turning Points' at The VenueJun 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Prepare to be swept off your feet as the captivating world of musical theater comes alive at the local cabaret show, "Moonlight Cabaret: Turning Points," featuring power...
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'Tommy' returns: Original director expands on stage adaptation of The Who's opus 30 years later for the GoodmanJun 15, 2023 6:00 am - “Re-imagined” doesn't adequately describe Goodman Theatre's production of “The Who's Tommy,” says writer/director Des McAnuff, of the revival that comes 30 years after c...
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Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who mixed acting with politics, dies at 87
Jun 15, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to sta...
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Best Bets: The Four Fathers comedy show, Scottish Fest, Josh Turner, Cantigny Jazz and Wine FestJun 14, 2023 6:00 am - Festival of dance at Ravinia Ravinia hosts "Ruth Page Civic Ballet and Friends," featuring several dance ensembles at Bennett Gordon Hall, 201 St. Johns Ave., Highland P...
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Tour of Tina Turner musical gains extra meaning in the wake of icon's death
Jun 13, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The national tour of Broadway's "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical" makes its California debut this week, arriving as a poignant, posthumous celebration followin...
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A Tony Awards like no other, really. Strike leaves Broadway stars to rely on their 'live' muscles.
Jun 11, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - There are a lot of questions surrounding this year's Tony Awards - and not just about who might win. The Hollywood writers' strike has left much of Sunday's t...
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Glen Ellyn's Sean Hayes wins a TonyJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - Former Glen Ellyn resident Sean Hayes won the Tony Award for leading actor in a play Sunday night for his tour-de-force performance as pianist/raconteur Oscar Levant in ...
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Tony Awards make inclusive history and put on quite a show despite Hollywood strike
Jun 11, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The intimate, funny-sad musical "Kimberly Akimbo" nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway...
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Images from the 76th annual Tony AwardsJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - The 76th annual Tony Awards show was held Sunday at the United Palace theater in New York. ...