Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Four-legged footwork: Former Chicago dancers rotate as reindeer Sven in 'Frozen'Jan 09, 2022 6:15 am - Most actors don't anticipate adding the role of a reindeer to their resume. But that's what happened to two performers in the national tour of Disney's "Frozen," now at...
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Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber among artists featured on AP's Top Songs of 2021Jan 08, 2022 6:12 am - Ten of the best songs of the year, as selected by Associated Press entertainment journalists. "Peaches," Justin Bieber, featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon Justin Bieber...
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Review: The Weeknd curates an escapist fantasy in 'Dawn FM'Jan 07, 2022 6:00 am - 'œDawn FM,'ť The Weeknd (XO/Republic Records) Since releasing 'œAfter Hours'ť in March 2020, The Weeknd has, like the rest of the world, lived through an isolating pande...
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New to streaming this Week: 'This Is Us,' RuPaul album, 'The Tender Bar'Jan 07, 2022 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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Spotlight: Trade unwanted gifts for tickets to 'Bible Bingo,' 'Late Nite Catechism'Jan 07, 2022 5:00 am - A cowboy tale City Lit Theater opens its 41st season with the premiere of "The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains," adapted by Chicago playwrights L.C. Bernadine and Sp...
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Broadway veterans set for arts school fundraising gala in NapervilleJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Broadway veterans have been recruited for a February gala concert and fundraiser in Naperville to support a new independent school for the performing arts that has grand...
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New Philharmonic shifts concert dates due to COVID-19 concernsJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - The New Philharmonic's "A Night at the Movies" concerts have been rescheduled due to concerns about an anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases. The philharmonic is based at ...
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ESO concerts to highlight two women, Brahms symphonyJan 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Two accomplished women will highlight the January Elgin Symphony Orchestra Brahms Symphony No. 2 concerts. Although only in their 30s, Russian-American conductor Lidiya ...
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World premieres, national theater tours set for winter and early springJan 06, 2022 5:00 am - Nearly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to close, Chicago-area theaters continue the rebound that began last spring. Despite breakthrough cases among fu...
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Sound check: After two years, Space Mafia is backJan 06, 2022 5:00 am - Space Mafia returns Just two days shy of marking two years since their last show together, Space Mafia brings all its psych-influenced garage rock glory back as it ...