Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Theater spotlight: BrightSide's 'Hairspray' brings Corny Collins to NCCJun 05, 2018 6:00 am - 'Hairspray' revival It's 1962 and Tracy Turnblad's dream comes true when she's selected to appear on the popular teen dance show "The Corny Collins Show." Not only ...
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Hampshire, Deerfield students to compete for national theater awardsJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Darian Goulding of Hampshire was named Best Actor and Natalie Doppelt of Deerfield won Best Actress at Broadway in Chicago's seventh annual Illinois High School Musical ...
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American English to headline 'Party by the Pond' Summer Concert Series at Chicago Premium OutletsJun 04, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago's premier Beatles tribute band, American English, will kick off this summer's "Party by the Pond" concert series at Chicago Premium Outlets, with a free public c...
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Suburban thespians recognized at musical theater awardsJun 04, 2018 11:00 pm - By his own estimation, Jake Mickel of Elgin has appeared in more than two dozen musicals and plays, both at Central High School in Burlington and with the Kane County ch...
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Fox Valley Festival Chorus presents 'Music American Style' June 10Jun 04, 2018 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Festival Chorus will present "Music American Style" at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the Rosary High School auditorium, 901 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. It f...
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Exhibit explores country music's outlaws, poets and pickersJun 04, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - If the term "outlaw country" evokes images of Willie Nelson's hippie braids or Waylon Jennings' "Honky Tonk Heroes," then you'll want to see a ne...
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Tony Award-winner Len Cariou brings 'Broadway and the Bard' to ChicagoJun 03, 2018 7:30 am - Hardly a day goes by when actor Len Cariou isn't stopped on the streets by fans wanting autographs or selfies with him. That's because the 78-year-old actor gets recogni...
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Sunday picks: Frontier Kite Fly Festival soars into NapervilleJun 03, 2018 7:29 am - Flying fabrics The Naperville Park District invites amateurs and professionals to participate in the 12th annual Frontier Kite Fly Festival. The highflying fun is today ...
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Hoffman Estates summer concerts return June 7Jun 03, 2018 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission and the Hoffman Estates Park District will present the 22nd season of "Summer Sounds on the Green" at the Virginia Mary Hayter Villag...
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Weekend picks: Kevin Bozeman keeps the laughs coming at Zanies in RosemontJun 02, 2018 7:29 am - Something fishy See if you can catch the biggest fish, the smallest fish or the most fish at the fourth annual George Weinert Fishing Derby. Bring your own rod, reel, ca...