Articles filed under Performing Arts
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There isn't much Cher hasn't done in her career. A Christmas album is new territory, thoughNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - There isn't much Cher hasn't done in her career. She's achieved EGOT status, she's the only artist to have a No. 1 song in each of the past six decades - h...
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Best Bets: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, 'HYPROV,' 'Sinatra Forever' and moreNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - Let's go to the circus Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brings its re-imagined circus to the Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Performers — including ...
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Do you believe? Cher set to star in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this yearOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Cher is obviously a superstar, but even a superstar can be the opening act when it comes to Santa. Organizers of this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ha...
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GreenMan Theatre's 'Blithe Spirit' cast to bring Noel Coward's famed play to lifeOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - Actors in GreenMan Theatre Troupe's production of British playwright Noel Coward's ghostly, humor-filled play "Blithe Spirit" are preparing to raise Elmhurst's proverbia...
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Concert series resumes Nov. 5 at St. Charles Public LibraryOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library's Sunday Concert Series resumes on Sunday, Nov. 5, featuring Dr. Josh Graham performing "New Works for Marimba Based on Literature." The ...
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Music review: Prince & the New Power Generation's 'Diamonds and Pearls' remastered reissue is a gemOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - The amount of music left behind by groundbreaking funkmaster Prince is, thankfully, good and voluminous. To that end, a newly remastered reissue box set, "Diamonds and P...
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Willie Nelson looks back on 7 decades of songwriting in new book 'Energy Follows Thought'Oct 31, 2023 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Willie starts with the words. It's one of the surprising revelations in Willie Nelson's new book, "Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs," an...
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Things to do Nov. 3-9: 312 Comedy Fest, Dia de los Muertos, pumpkin smashes and moreOct 31, 2023 6:00 am - By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Ongoing Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 26 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect ...
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Spotlight: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' opens at Paramount, 'Cinderella' graces stage at Drury LaneOct 31, 2023 6:00 am - Fact and fiction TimeLine Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of "Lifespan of a Fact," a comedy by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell about an inter...
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Itasca violinist to perform at free concert Nov. 12Oct 30, 2023 11:00 pm - Itasca resident Cara Schlecker will be one-half of the upcoming Classical Music Concert on Sunday, Nov. 12. Schlecker, a violinist, and Paul Dykstra, a pianist, will be...