Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Flair for farce: Oak Brook's First Folio revisits delightful 'Jeeves Intervenes'Nov 10, 2022 5:45 am - “Jeeves Intervenes” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In my 2008 review of First Folio Theatre's hugely entertaining “Jeeves Intervenes” - the first in a wonderful series of P.G. Wodehouse tale...
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Sound check: Pino Farina headlines Durty Nellie'sNov 10, 2022 5:00 am - Escape with Pino Farina Pino Farina's recent alt-rock single release "Microsun" plots a retreat to a simpler life away from the animosity of politics and the crazi...
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Glen Phillips shares thoughtful new album, Chicago solo showNov 10, 2022 5:00 am - "There Is So Much Here" by Glen Phillips (Compass Records) The son of a physicist, Glen Phillips has always been a cerebral singer-songwriter, and his new solo albu...
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Trove of Bob Dylan's teenage love letters for saleNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - A deeply personal collection of love letters in which a teenage Bob Dylan tells his high-school sweetheart that he envisions changing his name and selling a million reco...
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WT Productions's annual holiday show returns with 'Seasonal Bags' Dec. 2-11Nov 09, 2022 10:00 pm - WT Productions continues their "Seasonal" tradition of presenting six original short plays that take Christmas and the winter holidays to look at them from different per...
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Widescreen: Big-screen events starring Batman and Superman's momNov 09, 2022 10:00 pm - Director Matt Reeves reinvented the Caped Crusader for the big screen earlier this year in a three-hour, David Fincher-esque crime epic called "The Batman," with Robert ...
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Synergy Dance Academy brings 'The Nutcracker' to the stage for the fifth year Dec. 3-4Nov 09, 2022 10:00 pm - Synergy Dance Academy invites you to their special fifth anniversary production of "The Nutcracker," presented by M3 Dance, on Dec. 3-4 at the Hemmens in Elgin. Directo...
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Latin star Bad Bunny tops Apple Music Awards after huge 2022Nov 09, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Last year, the top Apple Music Awards went to three artists - Olivia Rodrigo, H.E.R and The Weeknd. This year, there's only one - Bad Bunny. ...
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Spotlight: Andersen classic 'Steadfast Tin Soldier' returns to Lookingglass TheatreNov 09, 2022 5:00 am - True-blue trooper Lookingglass Theatre remounts its acclaimed "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," a show that incorporates puppets and circus arts to tell Hans Christian A...
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Festivals Nov. 11-17: Veterans Day events, Chicago Botanic's Lightscape, Morton's IllumiBrew and moreNov 09, 2022 5:00 am - Ongoing Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 27 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal display of fal...