Entertainment
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre revives coming-of-age tuner ‘Billy Elliot’Jan 30, 2024 9:10 am - “Billy Elliot: The Musical” dances into Paramount, “The Music Man” marches into the Metropolis, and the regional premiere of “The Band’s Visit” opens at Writers Theatre this week.
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Grammys 2024: From how to watch the music-filled show to who’s nominated, here’s what to knowJan 30, 2024 8:29 am - The 2024 Grammy Awards are fast approaching — and it is never too early to plan your viewing experience. The 66th Grammy Awards will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, ...
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the 2024 Gershwin Prize for pop musicJan 30, 2024 7:08 am - NEW YORK — The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupi...
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SZA, Swift and Bridgers top the Grammy list. AP writers predict who will win on music’s big nightJan 30, 2024 6:00 am - Women lead the major categories at the Grammys this year – names like SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Brandy Clark top the list. Bu...
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Things to do Feb. 9-15: Lunar New Year events, Cocoa Crawls and moreJan 30, 2024 5:45 am - Warm up with Cocoa Crawls in Lake Barrington and Long Grove, check out the Lunar New Year celebrations and be amazed by all forms of dance on stages throughout the suburbs.
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Batavia Public Library goes sci-fi for One Book, One Batavia 2024 selectionJan 29, 2024 5:23 pm - The Batavia Public Library goes all-in on 1980s pop culture and vintage video games with this year’s science fiction selection for One Book, One Batavia. This year’s choi...
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In Aurora ‘the sky’s the limit’ for new Stolp Island TheatreJan 29, 2024 1:17 pm - At a time when some Chicago area theaters are contracting — suspending operations, laying off staff and producing fewer shows with smaller casts and shorter runs — Paramo...
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Things to do Feb. 2-8: Groundhog Day events, Dinosaur Adventure, Ice Fest and moreJan 29, 2024 12:24 pm - Woodstock is hosting a plethora of Groundhog Day events this weekend, from the prognostication to a walking tour of “Groundhog Day” film sites to movie screenings to a bags tournament and more.
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Music review: Paul McCartney and Wings release bare bones ‘Band on the Run’ on 50th anniversaryJan 29, 2024 12:03 pm - Sometimes less is more. At least that's the thought behind Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Band on the Run (Underdubbed).” Fifty years after its debut, the beloved album gets ...
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Book review: ‘Clover Hendry’s Day Off’ is an infectious, Ferris Bueller-inspired 24-hour adventureJan 29, 2024 11:58 am - What starts as a normal Thursday quickly transforms into, well, not a normal Thursday. Something’s in the air — and maybe also inside that pill Clover Hendry took — and t...