Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Elton John-scored 'Devil Wears Prada' musical set to premiere in Chicago in 2020Sep 17, 2019 1:00 am - The Broadway-bound musical "The Devil Wears Prada" has its sights set on a Chicago world premiere next summer. "The Devil Wears Prada" will feature a score by Sir Elton...
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'Dancing With the Stars' premiere: Ranking all contestants from best to worstSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - "Dancing With the Stars" had more controversy than usual leading up to its Season 28 premiere Monday night. Last month, when ABC announced that President Donald Trump's ...
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Steppenwolf's basketball drama 'The Great Leap' impresses, though script misses a few shotsSep 16, 2019 7:00 pm - “The Great Leap” - ★ ★ ★ The personal becomes very political in Lauren Yee's 2018 basketball drama “The Great Leap,” now receiving a strong Chicago premiere by Steppenwo...
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Major-league talent makes for Paramount's winning 'Newsies'Sep 16, 2019 9:00 am - “Newsies” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's getting a bit late in the season for a baseball reference, but it applies in the case of Paramount Theatre's “Newsies,” the ever-timely tuner th...
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Plan ahead: Branford Marsalis at College of DuPage, Mother Truckin' Booze Fest in Hoffman EstatesSep 16, 2019 6:00 am - Skewering show tunes Emmy Award-nominated political satirist and online sensation Randy Rainbow performs in concert on Friday, Oct. 11, at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Ge...
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Deaf actress makes Wheaton Drama history in 'Addams Family' musicalSep 16, 2019 5:30 am - "The Addams Family - A New Musical" features lots of characters who look and sound different. That's one of the charms of the quirky production based on the old TV show ...
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Metropolis to host Sunday Soiree featuring shopping, comedySep 16, 2019 1:00 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's annual ladies fundraising event, Sunday Soiree, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 29. The downtown Arlington Heights theater will host 1...
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What a school assembly: Larkin High students get free concert, recording studio donationSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - For two hours Monday, the baseball field at Larkin High School in Elgin was transformed into a live-music concert venue as a homecoming week treat. What began as an ordi...
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St. Charles East quartet to join 'Beatles vs. Stones' show in ElginSep 15, 2019 11:00 pm - When the touring show "Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Showdown" comes to the Hemmens Cultural Center on Monday, Sept. 23, the St. Charles East High School string quartet...
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Best bets: Fiesta Ravinia in Highland Park, Salman Rushdie discusses new book in NapervilleSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - Mexican commemoration Celebrate Mexican Independence Day early with Fiesta Ravinia. The Sunday event at the Ravinia Festival concludes with a live Chicago Philharmonic p...