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Performing Arts
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The Stray Cats in mostly fine form on 1st album in 26 years
May 22, 2019 3:04 PM - Music Review: Stray Cats rock on after 40 years, but roll with fewer memorable melodic gems
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Sound check: Shallow Side, Homegrown battle at BaseCamp Pub
May 22, 2019 10:29 PM - Shallow Side brings rebel rock to BaseCamp, while Wild Earp rides into Arlington Heights. Meanwhile, music fans head downstate for Summer Camp weekend, featuring Umphrey's McGee, Blues Traveler and Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals. -
Ahead of Rosemont Theatre show, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford speaks his truth
May 22, 2019 1:24 PM - With Judas Priest coming to the Rosemont Theatre Saturday, frontman Rob Halford talks about a revamped set list, the possibility of doing a retro album and why his iTunes playlist includes Hank Williams Jr. and Dolly Parton. -
Northlight rallies first-rate cast for comic 'Into the Breeches!'
May 22, 2019 11:00 AM - Northlight Theatre's regional premiere of George Brant's "Into the Breeches!" is a delightful comedy that mixes Shakespeare with proto-feminism as a theater director struggles to stage an all-female adaptation of the Bard's history plays. -
Review: The Waterboys do musical archaeology on new album
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Review: Justin Townes Earle sings the blues on fine album
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'Noble Discontent' to tell the story of Louisa May Alcott at The Norris May 26
May 22, 2019 10:19 PM - Debra Ann Miller, who has presented dramatic portrayals of Mary Todd Lincoln and Jane Austen, returns to the Norris Cultural Arts Center on Sunday, May 26, for a memorable portrayal of Louisa May Alcott, sure to be enjoyed by audience members of all ages. -
Best bets: Hurricane Harbor opens & Judas Priest plays Rosemont
May 22, 2019 6:28 AM - Best bets: Hurricane Harbor opens with a splash Friday at Six Flags Great America, Judas Priest tours to the Rosemont Theatre, D.L. Hughley does standup at the Improv in Schaumburg and the County Pop Culture Con combines with the Grayslake Late Night Flea Market at the Lake County Fairgrounds. -
Review: Mavis Staples and Ben Harper combine for great music
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Theater spotlight: Lifeline stages Jane Austen's 'Emma'
May 21, 2019 2:13 PM - This week in theater: Female characters dominate in Steel Beam Theatre's "The Savannah Sipping Society," Lifeline Theatre premieres Jane Austen's "Emma" and Firebrand Theatre stages the Chicago-area premiere of "Queen of the Mist."
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