Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Nicks, Def Leppard among first-time rock hall nomineesOct 09, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stevie Nicks, who's already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Fleetwood Mac, has been nominated for inclusion as a solo artist next year, ...
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Cardi B, Shawn Mendes to perform on Jingle Ball tourOct 09, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cardi B, Shawn Mendes and Calvin Harris are set to perform on the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour this holiday season. IHeartMedia announced Tuesday the 12-...
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Visit from Val: Original 'Chorus Line' member shares stories with Metropolis castOct 09, 2018 6:00 am - Dancers in "A Chorus Line," which opened last month at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, rehearsed for nearly two months to master the award-wi...
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Theater spotlight: World War I drama 'Private Peaceful' opens at Greenhouse TheaterOct 09, 2018 5:57 am - Ghost stories The regulars at a rural pub in Ireland swap spooky stories in an attempt to impress a newcomer - a young woman from Dublin who's recently moved to town - i...
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Plan ahead: Mo'Nique, Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, Hal Ketchum coming to suburbsOct 09, 2018 5:00 am - Oscar winner Comedian and Academy Award-winning actress Mo'Nique (“Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire”) returns for a special engagement of standup performa...
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Lyric Opera Orchestra on strike; performances canceled through SaturdayOct 09, 2018 1:00 am - Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra members went on strike Tuesday, imperiling the 2018-2019 season days after its opening coproduction of Puccini's "La Boheme." The st...
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Jeff Committee recognizes enduring theaters, including Drury Lane, with special awardOct 09, 2018 12:01 am - Drury Lane Theatre, a suburban mainstay for nearly 80 years (the last 34 in Oakbrook Terrace, the first 45 in Evergreen Park), is among four Chicago-area theaters that w...
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Sunday Concert Series begins Oct. 14 in St. CharlesOct 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library will kick off its annual Sunday Concert Series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, with a performance by renowned guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque and ...
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East Dundee to debut Oktoberfest, hopes to draw visitors to downtownOct 08, 2018 11:00 pm - With this weekend's Oktoberfest, the village of East Dundee may finally have an annual festival to call its own. For years, it had ridden piggyback on West Dundee's Heri...
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MCC Black Box Theatre opens with 'The Foreigner'Oct 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will present Larry Shue's comedy "The Foreigner," opening Oct. 18. The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often v...