Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Where to see Sebastian Maniscalco, other comics this fall in the city and suburbsSep 01, 2019 7:29 am - Chicago and the suburbs have long been home to great venues for comedy - and great comic talents. And this fall gives you the chance to sample both. Here's a look at fi...
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Chicago musicians making their mark in touring cast of 'The Band's Visit'Sep 01, 2019 7:00 am - Scheduling conflicts prevented Oak Lawn native Ronnie Malley from starring in the initial New York runs of “The Band's Visit” in 2016 and 2017. But Malley is making up f...
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Israeli actor takes 'The Band's Visit' role from film to Broadway to ChicagoAug 31, 2019 7:30 am - Isn't it rich: Sasson Gabay, star of the 2007 Israeli movie "The Band's Visit," had such a heady, surreal experience playing the same role in the Broadway musical last y...
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Weekend picks: Catch your last gasp of summer at suburban festivalsAug 31, 2019 7:00 am - Den of dinosaurs Families can learn about dinosaurs from the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic periods with the return of Jurassic Quest. See interactive exhibits or pla...
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Music Review: Whitney create poignant, bittersweet albumAug 30, 2019 7:00 am - Whitney, "Forever Turned Around," (Secretly Canadian) Indie-rock duo Whitney may have a light, easy sound, but that isn't an indication of the themes they touch on or em...
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Meet Todrick Hall, a Taylor Swift pal who preaches inclusionAug 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Todrick Hall has been preaching about inclusion, self-acceptance and gay pride for much of his career. So it made sense that he would preach about those ...
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Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival returns to Geneva's Island ParkAug 30, 2019 6:00 am - Like red sauce and red wine, folk music and storytelling are a natural pairing. Both art forms are all about story and will be performed in abundance Sunday and Monday, ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs - Septemberfest, Last Fling, RaviniaAug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - With the long Labor Day weekend come lots of options for fun in the suburbs, from seeing 10,000 Maniacs at Schaumburg Septemberfest to Vertical Horizon at Naperville's L...
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Theater events: Premieres dominate Greenhouse, Steppenwolf, 16th Street fall theater schedulesAug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - • Previews begin Friday, Aug. 30, for Mercury Theater Chicago's revival of "Monty Python's Spamalot," a musical sendup of the King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table ...
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MTV, Save the Music launch grant named after J DillaAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - MTV and the Save the Music nonprofit organization have launched a grant named after the J Dilla, the highly influential rapper-producer who died in 2006....