Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Mundelein Theatre presents the comedy 'Figments'Feb 01, 2018 10:00 pm - Take a romp through the mind of a playwright who can't shake his writer's block when Mundelein Theatre presents "Figments" by Billy St. John. This comedy will play on t...
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Ed Sheeran, Cardi B to play iHeartRadio Music AwardsFeb 01, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Maroon 5, Charlie Puth and the Backstreet Boys will perform at the fifth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11...
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First Folio scares up laughs in flawed 'Women in Jeopardy!'Feb 01, 2018 5:00 am - “Women in Jeopardy” - ★ ★ ½ There's an ancient saying about the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. That's not entirely true of Wendy MacLeod's farcical “Wome...
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MCC jazz musician recognized for compositionsJan 31, 2018 10:00 pm - MCC jazz musician recognized for composing more than 30 pieces
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Civil rights song 'We Shall Overcome' part of public domainJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome," which has been quoted by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and was made popular by folk singer Pete Se...
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Weekly picks: 'Time Stands Still' premieres at CODJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - A critical look War serves as the backdrop for Donald Margulies' Tony Award-nominated relationship drama "Time Stands Still." In the play, injured photojournalist Sarah ...
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ArtReach to stage 'The Jungle Book'Jan 30, 2018 10:00 pm - ArtReach Educational Theatre, in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company, is staging "The Jungle Book" at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, Feb. 3, at T...
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Goodman's 'Blind Date' explores machinations behind Reagan-Gorbachev summitJan 30, 2018 10:00 pm - “Blind Date” - ★ ★ ★ “Blind Date” may sound like the name of a fun romantic comedy. Yet this 2017 play by Rogelio Martinez is actually about the first face-to-face meeti...
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Elgin Theatre Company to stage 'A Piece of My Heart'Jan 30, 2018 10:00 pm - "A Piece of My Heart," a story of female Vietnam veterans and their civilian counterparts - nearly 90 percent being nurses - will be presented by the Elgin Theatre Compa...
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Chicago Symphony, Riccardo Muti extend contract until 2022Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has extended its contract with renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti as its music director through the 2022 season. The orche...