Articles filed under Performing Arts
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On stage: Porchlight & Windy City revive classics, Chicago Shakes premieres Jane Austen-inspired tunerJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - • The popularity of its winter opera series prompted the New Philharmonic to add an additional performance of "The Merry Widow," Franz Lehar's operetta based on an 1861 ...
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Weekend at play: Husky Heroes at Morton Arboretum, Loverboy at the GeneseeJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - Husky Heroes race into the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, more than 450 pianists perform during American Grands 25 in Elgin and Canadian rockers Loverboy headline Waukegan's...
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'Once On This Island' is a Caribbean cornucopia of theatricalityJan 23, 2020 8:00 am - “Once On This Island” - ★ ★ ★ ½ You can get a sense of the intimate theatrical magic that must have sprung from director Michael Arden's 2017 Broadway revival of the 199...
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Review: ALA.NI aces on an astounding a capella adventureJan 23, 2020 6:00 am - ALA.NI, 'œACCA'ť (ALA.NI) Paris-based, London-born ALA.NI's second album, 'œACCA,'ť astounds with its artistry, an adventurous, almost-all a capella recording whose intr...
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Brittany Howard looks past and forward ahead of the GrammysJan 23, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Leaving a successful band is never easy. For Brittany Howard, stepping away from the roots-rockers Alabama Shakes wasn't easy - but it was necessary. 'œB...
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12 pianos, 470 pianists, 25 years: American Grands returns to ECCJan 23, 2020 5:00 am - Grand pianos seem to stick to solo performances, rarely sharing the spotlight. That is, except when American Grands takes the stage each year at Elgin Community College....
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10 hot tickets: Alice Cooper in Rosemont Theatre, Alicia Keys in Chicago and more on sale this weekendJan 23, 2020 5:00 am - Rammstein — “North America Stadium Tour”: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Soldier Field, Chicago: metal/hard rock. Ticket prices not available at press time. On sale 10 a.m...
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Extra! Extra! 'Newsies' opens Friday in ElmhurstJan 23, 2020 5:00 am - Eleven-year-old Daniel Casey put tap shoes on for the first time when he was cast as Tommy Boy, a Manhattan news boy, in Elmhurst Children's Theatre production of "Newsi...
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Celtic roots group Runa to perform Valentine's Day concert Feb. 14Jan 22, 2020 10:00 pm - The Celtic American roots music group Runa will make their only local stop of their Midwest tour on Valentine's Day in Glen Ellyn. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Frida...
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Sound check: Windy City Smokeout early-bird tickets, lineup with Dierks Bentley, Darius RuckerJan 22, 2020 9:00 am - Windy City Smokeout tickets (on the cheap) Get your mouth watering and your dancing shoes warmed up! The Windy City Smokeout, Chicago's celebration of country music...