Articles filed under Performing Arts
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His dream business remains in flux, but Ash has a community behind himNov 12, 2021 1:00 am - Jeff Ash thought he was building his dream business. It turns out he was building a community. That community has helped to sustain the business through a difficult last...
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Improv Playhouse Theater presents 'It's a Wonderful Life' radio playNov 11, 2021 10:00 pm - After a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Libertyville's Improv Playhouse Theatre will be producing immersive, live, staged radio play performances of the Fr...
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Hypnosis + Improv = Comedy: Colin Mochrie, hypnotist Asad Mecci join forces for 'HYPROV' show at the RaueNov 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Several years ago, while taking improv courses at Second City Toronto, it occurred to hypnotist Asad Mecci that hypnosis plus improvisation could equal comedy. Mecci re...
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Texas A&M student hurt at Astroworld dies; death toll at 9Nov 11, 2021 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - A 22-year-old college student who was critically injured in the crush of fans at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died, the family's lawyer said Th...
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Emilie Kouatchou makes 'Phantom' history on BroadwayNov 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rising stage star Emilie Kouatchou came close to quitting musical theater during the pandemic shutdown, worried about the future. She stuck with it and h...
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Chris Stapleton takes 6 at CMA Awards, Combs wins top prizeNov 11, 2021 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Stapleton was the big winner with six trophies including song and album of the year and Luke Combs claimed the biggest prize with entertain...
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Refreshingly honest 'Mind Games' brings Northbrook pop singer JORDY back home on tourNov 11, 2021 5:00 am - Earlier this year, pop singer JORDY busted onto the TikTok scene with an impromptu take of his song “Long Distance” that went viral, throwing the Northbrook native into ...
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Poetry showcase Sunday in MundeleinNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - The Mundelein Arts Commission will host a virtual poetry and storytelling showcase Sunday. The free event, to be broadcast over Zoom, will begin at 7 p.m. Performance sl...
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Can the Broadway-bound tuner 'Paradise Square' promote racial healing?Nov 10, 2021 10:00 pm - "Paradise Square," the new musical in previews at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre, premiered at California's Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2019 and was headed to ...
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Bret Michaels bringing Christmas back to ArcadaNov 10, 2021 5:00 pm - The holidays can be complete again now that Bret Michaels can come back to town. The former Poison frontman, reality star and entrepreneur is returning to St. Charles w...