Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Return to form: Fans rejoice in the return of live operaSep 28, 2021 6:00 am - During the COVID-19 pandemic, opera could not live up to its four-century status as the “Total Art Form.” Sure, there were some online concerts and films created during...
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'Mickey's Search Party' heading for Rosemont with return of Disney on IceSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Mickey Mouse will lead a who's who of beloved Disney characters when Disney on Ice returns to the Allstate Arena this winter. "Disney On Ice presents Mickey's Search Par...
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Elgin Symphony to open season with 'Pines of Rome'Sep 27, 2021 11:00 pm - This weekend guest conductor Tania Miller will lead the Elgin Symphony Orchestra through the works of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Miller, and Respighi in "Pines of Rome" ...
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Drury Lane's 'Forever Plaid' reminds us why this jukebox tuner remains an audience pleaserSep 27, 2021 4:00 pm - “Forever Plaid” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In a program note for Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “Forever Plaid,” director/choreographer Paul Stancato expresses his hope for audiences: t...
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More than two dozen theater artists to watch in Chicago, suburbs this seasonSep 27, 2021 6:00 am - Theaters shuttered during the pandemic are raising their curtains once again throughout the suburbs and Chicago this fall. And making that happen are talented actors, w...
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Salvation Army hopes free music program can open doors for kidsSep 27, 2021 5:30 am - Daniel Simmons says a music program he joined years ago at the Salvation Army in Elgin changed his life. Now he brings his own kids back to where he started so they can ...
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'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' sashays home with 10 Tony AwardsSep 26, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," a jukebox adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's hyperactive 2001 movie, won the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a Sunday nigh...
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Broadway hopes to razzle-dazzle past pandemic at Sunday's Tony AwardsSep 26, 2021 7:00 am - Broadway is in need of a boost these days, so it has smartly called on one of its most beloved, award-winning stage veterans for help - Audra McDonald. McDonald has been...
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City, suburban theaters return with fewer shows but plenty of applause-worthy optionsSep 26, 2021 7:00 am - While a crush of openings typically accompany autumn's arrival, that is not the case this year as the Chicago-area theater community continues to suffer the residual eff...
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Album review: Mickey Guyton soars on her powerful, personal recordSep 25, 2021 7:29 am - "Remember Her Name" Mickey Guyton (Capitol Records Nashville) It's hard enough to be Black woman in America, but Mickey Guyton's path in country music has been espe...