Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Songs are the stars as Will Kimbrough focuses on SouthApr 17, 2019 7:00 am - Will Kimbrough, "I Like It Down Here" (Daphne/Soundly Music) Given the opportunity to showboat, a masterful guitarist using Kickstarter to finance an album might be expe...
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Berry Gordy fulfills dreams with Motown reaching 60 yearsApr 17, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Motown Records founder Berry Gordy looked out at the audience at a 60th anniversary tribute to his groundbreaking record label and saw his dream of ma...
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Theater spotlight: 'August Rush' makes Paramount premiereApr 17, 2019 6:00 am - Paramount premiere Paramount Theatre premieres "August Rush: The Musical," adapted from the 2007 film about an 11-year-old musical prodigy who's determined to find his b...
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Metropolis embraces musicals, farce for upcoming seasonApr 17, 2019 1:00 am - A classic musical, a classic farce and a popular jukebox show are among the main stage productions Arlington Heights' Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has set for its 2...
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Why Rachel Chavkin is a rarity on Broadway these daysApr 16, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As another season on Broadway draws to a big finish, the opening of "Hadestown" marks a milestone of sorts - it's the only new musical directed by a woma...
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Plan ahead: Angela Ingersoll in Lincolnshire, Christopher Titus in Crystal LakeApr 16, 2019 6:00 am - Hollywood legend Tickets are going fast for two special concert performances of "Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland." See the Jeff Award winner and Emmy Awar...
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Best bets: Six Flags opens & Walker Stalker Convention returns to RosemontApr 16, 2019 6:00 am - Opening shrieks Get your fill of thrill rides during Opening Weekend at Six Flags Great America. Weekend operations begin Friday at 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee....
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Pirates, adventure and romance come to Highland Avenue Coffeehouse April 26Apr 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Where else can you delight in songs from the sea on a Friday night in land-locked Elgin! Find this rare treat at the Highland Avenue Coffeehouse when the Bounding Main p...
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' to be staged in ElginApr 15, 2019 11:00 pm - "The Yellow Wallpaper," a play documenting one woman's descent into mental illness amid a backdrop of conventional 19th century treatment for "nervous hysteria," will be...
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Local band to celebrate International Jazz Day with benefit concert for Aurora food pantryApr 15, 2019 11:00 pm - An Aurora band will celebrate International Jazz Day with a benefit concert. The Matt Erion Dodeca band will play from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Kiss the Sky Rec...