Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Mary J. Blige brings award-winning skills to RaviniaJul 20, 2018 6:00 am - Oscar nominee Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige, fresh from her double Academy Award-nominated acting and songwriting turns in "Mudbound," performs in concert tonight at...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - Old-fashioned fun awaits at the Kane County Fair, while Lake Zurich and Vernon Hills host summer celebrations in Lake County. Plus, music lovers can catch a concert in S...
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Alma Dance Theater to hold 'Nutcracker' auditionsJul 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Alma Dance Theater will hold auditions for "The Nutcracker" on Sunday, Aug. 26. It will be an open audition which means that dancers who are not from Alma Dance School ...
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Summer Place Theatre cuts 'Footloose' for two weekendsJul 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Remember the popular 1980s movie? "Footloose" was re-imagined as a musical in 1998 and has been updated to 2018 for this production of "Footloose" by Summer Place Theatr...
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Bruce Springsteen surprises audience at Billy Joel concertJul 19, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bruce Springsteen propped himself on top of Billy Joel's piano to sing a duet with The Piano Man, who was celebrating his 100th concert at Madison Square...
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Review: The Internet's return lacks bite, electricityJul 19, 2018 7:00 am - The Internet, "Hive Mind" (Columbia Records) The internet, as we know all too well by now, shrieks and howls and barks. The L.A.-based soul and R&B band of the same name...
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10 hot tickets: Lauren Daigle, Twenty One Pilots and Kacey Musgraves on sale this weekendJul 19, 2018 6:00 am - • Lauren Daigle: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont: Christian pop. $25.50-$75.50. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, July 20. (800) 745-30...
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Wheaton Municipal Band offers something for everyone July 26Jul 18, 2018 11:00 pm - The eighth concert of the Wheaton Municipal Band's summer season presents an eclectic mix of music and an exciting program at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, in Memorial Pa...
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Gallery Theater holds auditions for 'Brownstone'Jul 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Gallery Theater of West Chicago will hold auditions for "Brownstone" in early August for performances scheduled in late September. The play, written by Catherine Butter...
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First Folio's new 'Shrew'd!' updates Shakespeare's problematic comedyJul 18, 2018 10:00 am - “Shrew'd!” - ★ ★ ½ In “Shrew'd!” - a breezy new musical adapted from William Shakespeare's “The Taming of the Shrew” - co-writers and lyricists David Rice and Lydia Hil...