Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Buddy Guy to headline return of Blues on the Fox Festival in AuroraFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - The Blues on the Fox Festival is ready to return after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 24th edition of the festival will run June 17-18 at RiverEdge ...
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Relive the '60s as Elgin Symphony Orchestra and Jeans 'n Classics perform 'Sgt. Pepper' Feb. 18-20Feb 13, 2022 10:00 pm - Ask a group of musicologists to describe The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album, and you'll hear a litany of vivid descriptors: psychedelic, avant-ga...
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Wheaton church to host Gospel history event Feb. 21Feb 13, 2022 10:00 pm - Take a journey through the centuries of Gospel music, lyrically narrated by soloist Tanya Egler. "How Can We Sing the Songs of Zion in A Strange Land?" will begin at 7 ...
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Deaf musicians part of Super Bowl halftime show for 1st timeFeb 13, 2022 6:00 am - The Super Bowl will include a spectacular halftime show, as usual, with some of the biggest names in hip-hop entertaining the masses while championship-contending teams ...
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Live and in person: Marriott delivers 'West Side Story' the way it was meant to beFeb 11, 2022 10:15 am - “West Side Story” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Seven Academy Award nominations for Steven Spielberg's “West Side Story” this week might prompt audiences to see the big-screen remake in Chi...
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'The Music Man' hopes to lead Broadway out of winter woesFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One of the first songs in 'œThe Music Man'ť is "(Ya Got) Trouble'ť and the latest Broadway revival has certainly faced its share. It was supposed to open...
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Tommy Castro leads with 5 Blues Music Awards nominationsFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tommy Castro, Chris Cain and Tom Hambridge have earned the most nominations for this year's Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee. Nominations f...
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Spotlight: Broken Nose premieres 'This is Only a Test'Feb 11, 2022 5:00 am - World premiere Broken Nose Theatre resumes in-person performances with its premiere of "This is Only a Test," Eric Reyes Loo's drama that asks whether preparing young pe...
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Wheaton College to host performance of Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms' Feb. 18Feb 10, 2022 10:00 pm - On Friday, Feb. 18, the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music presents the Concert Choir, Men's Glee Club, and Women's Chorale in a performance of Leonard Bernstein's "C...
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Village Theatre Guild examines the life and relationships of a 'Nice Girl'Feb 10, 2022 10:00 pm - Village Theatre Guild in Glen Ellyn delves into the tragedy and joy of figuring out who you are and letting go of who you were supposed to be with "Nice Girl" by Melissa...