Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Album review: Jack Antonoff's Bleachers album leans on The BossAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - • “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night,” Bleachers (RCA Records) How's this for a flex from Jack Antonoff? Get no less than Bruce Springsteen to show up on your new s...
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Suburban songwriter Larry Anthony balances stories, feelings on his new EPAug 02, 2021 6:30 am - Through his new 5-song EP “How Far We've Come,” out Thursday, south suburban songwriter Larry Anthony is interested in starting a conversation. Partially about himself, ...
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Wild Gravity injects a little optimism into our recovery with debut single, video 'Comatose'Aug 02, 2021 6:00 am - Ken Ugel and Phil O'Reilly are trying to introduce a little optimism into our processing of the last year with the debut of a new band, Wild Gravity, and the new single ...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre mandates COVID-19 vaccination for theatergoers. Will others follow?Aug 02, 2021 5:30 am - It's a question that would have confounded Hamlet himself. Should theaters require proof of vaccination or not? That's the issue theater operators face now that in-per...
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Cirque du Soleil's ''Twas the Night Before ...' to return to ChicagoAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Cirque du Soleil is returning to the Windy City with a revival of "'Twas the Night Before ..." It plays a 17-performance run at the Chicago Theatre from Nov. 26 to Dec. ...
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McHenry County Fair rolls into town with tractor pulls, livestock, '70s rockers KansasAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - The McHenry County Fair will return to Woodstock for its 73rd year beginning Tuesday, Aug. 3, and running through Sunday, Aug. 8. This year's fair includes several diffe...
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'Hadestown,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to play as part of Broadway in Chicago seasonAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago on Monday announced season subscriptions go on sale Sept. 8 for its upcoming season, which includes "Hadestown" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." In ...
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Wheaton Municipal Band wraps up summer season with a 'Friedmann Fanfare' Aug. 5Aug 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The final downbeat of the Wheaton Municipal Band's 2021 season takes place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, in the Memorial Park bandshell in downtown Wheaton. This conc...
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More than 30 venues featured on Aurora's First Friday Aug. 6Aug 01, 2021 11:00 pm - First Fridays in downtown Aurora will feature more than 30 venues open with art, music, and more on Aug. 6. Yetee Station will open their new arcade space at 11 N. Broa...
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Twin documentaries spotlight dance legends Ailey and JonesAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones may have a generation between them, but the two influential choreographers crossed paths at a few pivotal moments. Ailey was the one who co...