Articles filed under Performing Arts
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With a Pulitzer and now a top Tony, 'A Strange Loop' makes historyJun 12, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - "A Strange Loop," an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voter...
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Stewart Arp pages through memories on his new solo album 'Marigold'Jun 11, 2022 11:00 pm - YouTube The new album presents 10 tracks of soul-searching by Arp, taking listeners on a trek through specific pockets of time, with details enough to bring them to life...
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Klaus Mäkelä to head Amsterdam's Concertgebouw OrchestraJun 11, 2022 7:00 am - Klaus Mäkelä, a 26-year-old Finnish conductor, will become chief conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam for the 2027-28 season as part of a 10-year comm...
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Metropolis announces 2022-2023 season to include 'Ragtime,' 'Cabaret' and 'Xanadu'Jun 11, 2022 1:00 am - Two classic musicals, a sendup of a bad 1980s movie musical and a comedy about the making of a drag queen will be part of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's 2022-20...
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Lupe Fiasco, 6lack highlight Apple Music Juneteenth playlistJun 10, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Several artists including Bun B, Lupe Fiasco, 6LACK and Brittney Spencer have recorded songs honoring Juneteenth for Apple Music. Performers from diff...
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Naper Settlement kicks off annual Naper Nights concert series June 17-18Jun 09, 2022 11:00 pm - Naper Settlement's annual Naper Nights Community Concert Series kicks off its 2022 season with local and national tribute acts performing the hits of Prince, Bob Marley ...
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New roller skating-inspired tuner 'Skates' needs finessingJun 09, 2022 11:30 am - “Skates” - ★ ½ One thing going for “Skates,” the new, nostalgia-fueled, pandemic-delayed tuner that opened Sunday at Chicago's historic Studebaker Theater, is that it pr...
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Grammys add new categories, including songwriter of the yearJun 09, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Grammys are adding a special song for social change award and five new categories including songwriter of the year, giving the Recording Academy a...
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Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck announce new joint album, '18'Jun 09, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fresh off his legal battle with his ex-wife, Johnny Depp has announced that he and legendary guitarist Jeff Beck will release an album of mostly covers n...
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Sound check: Ivy Ford, Toronzo Cannon kick off Blues and Brews FridayJun 09, 2022 6:00 am - Blues and Brews For three nights, The Venue showcases some of what makes Chicago blues so hot with its annual outdoor Blues and Brews festival. Ivy Ford kicks off F...