Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Four St. Charles East musicians attend prestigious summer music academyAug 25, 2019 11:00 pm - This summer, four talented, young musicians from St. Charles East High School spent two weeks in Door County, Wisconsin, studying at Birch Creek Music Performance Center...
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Best bets: JoJo Siwa plays Rosemont; Frankie Avalon returns to ArcadaAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - Soul singer Broadway veteran Chester Gregory (“Motown: The Musical,” “Sister Act”) performs his solo show, “Higher and Higher: A Feel-Good Rock 'n Soul Shindig,” as part...
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Weekend picks: The fun of Wizard World continues in RosemontAug 24, 2019 7:32 am - Wizard World tunes As the annual pop culture convention pops into Rosemont this weekend, the focus will be on celebrities, artists, comics, vendors and panel discussions...
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Writers Theatre's 'Into the Woods' casts emotional, enchanting spellAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Late in Writers Theatre's enchanting, emotionally satisfying revival of “Into the Woods,” the fairy tale characters blame each other for their...
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Theater events: Patti Vasquez headlines 8th Annual Chicago Women's Funny FestivalAug 23, 2019 1:10 pm - • Steel Beam Theatre hosts its next Night Moose Comedy Jam featuring the improv team 4 of Diamonds at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Admission ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 23, 2019 9:00 am - Grammy Award-winning star Sting brings his “My Songs” tour to Ravinia for two nights and actor and comedian Jon Lovitz does standup at the Arcada in St. Charles. Good ti...
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Review: Taylor Swift taps into her joyful side with 'Lover'Aug 23, 2019 7:00 am - Taylor Swift, "Lover" (Republic Records) If you want an easy way to see how far Taylor Swift has come since her last album, just compare the two covers. If 2017's "reput...
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Concerts: Uke phenom Jake Shimabukuro plays The VenueAug 23, 2019 6:00 am - 56 Music Fix: Performances start at 2 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23-25, at various locations throughout Mount Prospect. Free. Check out th...
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Vince Gill gets vulnerable on new album, one of his most personalAug 23, 2019 6:00 am - Vince Gill might make people break down in tears when they listen to his vulnerable new record in which he sings about regret, marriage, faith, sexual abuse and hard cho...
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14 for fall: Premier picks for Chicago, suburban theater productionsAug 23, 2019 5:58 am - On Chicago-area stages this fall, theatergoers will encounter fairy tales and literary adaptations, historical events re-imagined and true stories retold - including a r...