Scott C. Morgan
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Wish granted: 'Aladdin' conjures up extra 10 weeks in ChicagoMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - It will be "A Whole New World" a bit longer for Disney's "Aladdin" in Chicago. An extra 10 weeks have been added to the Windy City launch of the North American tour. Dis...
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Goodman's 'Destiny of Desire' lovingly sends up Latin American telenovelasMar 22, 2017 1:00 pm - YouTube The 2015 comedy is essentially a loving sendup of telenovelas, the globally popular TV cousins to American daytime soaps. Rather than disdaining this form of ent...
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Weekend picks: Alvin Ailey dancers perform at Auditorium TheatreMar 22, 2017 6:00 am - Ailey returns Cheer on former South Elgin dancer Sarah Daley as she performs with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on its 47th annual visit to Chicago starting Wed...
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Sunday picks: Body art abounds at Tattoo Arts convention in RosemontMar 19, 2017 7:15 am - Painful beauty Be wowed by all of the body art on display at the 8th Annual Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center,...
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Weekend picks: Folk duo Dala finds harmonies at Elgin's SecondSpaceMar 18, 2017 7:20 am - Folk duo Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine harmonize their soprano and alto voices as the folk duo Dala, which returns to the Elgin Community College's SecondSpace Thea...
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Weekend picks: Jim McHugh joins Irish comedians at MetropolisMar 17, 2017 6:00 am - Emerald laughs Jeannie Doogan, Jim McHugh and host Bill Brady serve up plenty of Hibernian humor for St. Patrick's Day in "The All Irish, All the Time Comedy Show" at th...
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Puppetry and history abound in 'Circus 1903'Mar 17, 2017 6:00 am - It's unlikely that animal rights protesters will be picketing the Chicago debut of "Circus 1903 - The Golden Age of Circus" at the Oriental Theatre. There may be elephan...
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Weekend picks: David Spade brings standup to Schaumburg's ImprovMar 15, 2017 6:00 am - Sarcasm man Comedian and actor David Spade ("Saturday Night Live," "Rules of Engagement") performs a special run of standup gigs starting Wednesday at the Improv Comedy ...
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John Mellencamp, Stevie Nicks, Common coming to Ravinia this summerMar 15, 2017 12:01 am - Stevie Nicks, Common and John Mellencamp are just a few of the 59 artists making their Ravinia Festival debuts this summer. The historic Highland Park venue announced i...
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'School of Rock,' 'Phantom' sequel part of Broadway in Chicago's 2017-18 seasonMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Two recent musicals spearheaded by British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber - "School of Rock" and a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" - are part of Broadway in Chicago's 201...