Entertainment
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Season of change for Lyric Opera in 2020-21Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2020-21 season is full of change. Before stepping down as music director, Sir Andrew Davis conducts three productions and a special concert...
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Unrequited love and tragedy in Lyric Opera's Madama ButterflyFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - "I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything," said Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. It's so tr...
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Anderson Arts Center will re-open after $4.3 million renovavationFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The Anderson Arts Center, one of the hubs for art in southeastern Wisconsin, will begin a new chapter on Sunday, February 23, when it re-opens to the public after a $4.3...
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Best Bets: Soprano from St. Charles stars in Lyric Opera's 'Queen of Spades'Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Gambling obsession Tchaikovsky's “The Queen of Spades” returns to the repertory of the Lyric Opera of Chicago with former St. Charles resident and soprano Sondra Ra...
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Actress channels 'Queen of Disco' for 'The Donna Summer Musical' tourFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Why have just one actress playing a musical's leading lady when you can cast three? That's the line of thinking behind a few Broadway shows of the past decade, including...
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Farcical 'Noises Off' gets frenzied, funny revival at MetropolisFeb 11, 2020 5:00 am - “Noises Off” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Farce is fiendishly difficult to master. It has to be crisp. It has to be animated. It has to be impeccably timed. The actors must have command o...
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Spotlight: Multitalented Klea Blackhurst headlines Drury Lane's cabaret roomFeb 11, 2020 5:00 am - Drury Lane cabaret Actress/singer/comedienne Klea Blackhurst, who's known for her acclaimed tribute to Ethel Merman and who starred as the titular housekeeper in Drury L...
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Feder: John Records Landecker named to NAB Broadcasting Hall of FameFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - John Records Landecker, the Chicago radio icon who inspired a generation of rock 'n' roll disc jockeys across the country, has been selected for induction into the Broad...
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Valentine's Day 2020: Suburban restaurants serving up sweet deals all weekend longFeb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Valentine's Day falls on a Friday this year, so you and your significant other can celebrate all weekend long if you want. And suburban restaurants are cooking up a vari...
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Plan ahead: Blake Shelton tours to Allstate Arena, Irish band Goitse in BataviaFeb 10, 2020 5:00 am - Sail away More than 200 new and used sailing vessels go on display for the Northern Illinois Boat Show from Thursday to Sunday, March 5 to 8, at the Lake County Fairgrou...