Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Vernon Hills High students to perform alumnus' playApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - A play written by a Vernon Hills High School alumnus will be performed at the school this week. "The Old Man and the Old Moon" was written by members of the PigPen Theat...
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Stage full of 'Wonder' at Lake Zurich Middle School NorthApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - "Wonder" has become required reading for many elementary and middle school students. Lake Zurich Middle School North held a dress rehearsal for the stage version of the...
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Christ Church to host 'The Passion: Jesus' Life Through Song' April 14Apr 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Greg Nelson's "The Passion" is a professional, multimedia musical production which delivers a moving message of love and sacrifice with intent and purpose. "The Passion...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin's 'Big, Bad Wolf?' an 80s-style musical mashup of classic fairy talesApr 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Children's Theatre of Elgin's newest production, "Big, Bad Wolf?," performed by a huge cast of local young people at The Hemmens Cultural Center, retells fairy tales...
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ECC Theatre's 'Antigone,' set in Nazi-occupied France, opens April 26Apr 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College Theatre's production of French playwright Jean Anouilh's "Antigone," translated by Barbara Bray, will be held Friday, April 26 through Sunday, Ma...
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Pianist Winston Choi to perform with New Philharmonic April 13-14Apr 08, 2019 11:00 pm - On Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, acclaimed Canadian pianist Winston Choi will return to the McAninch Arts Center for two concerts with New Philharmonic to perform Fr...
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Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay win at ACM AwardsApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay solidified themselves as the hottest group in country music with multiple wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where Keith Urban wa...
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Review: Peter Gabriel's skill with film songs stars on albumApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - Peter Gabriel, "Rated PG" (Real World) If you're a fan of Peter Gabriel, you probably know his popular hits like "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time," as well as maybe some old...
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Best bets this week: Soccer star Abby Wambach speaks in NapervilleApr 08, 2019 6:00 am - Cervantes & Gilliam After many filming mishaps and years of budgetary collapses, director Terry Gilliam's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" finally makes it to the big sc...
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Toby Keith named headliner for Freedom & Dignity Music Festival in SchaumburgApr 08, 2019 1:00 am - Country music star Toby Keith will headline the first Freedom & Dignity Music Festival on Aug. 10 at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg, event organizers announced Monday. Th...