Articles filed under Performing Arts
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How Marriott's intimate 'Bridges' led to staging epic 'Ragtime'Jan 19, 2018 5:00 am - Nick Bowling was directing one of Marriott Theatre's most intimate productions this past summer when the seeds were planted for staging something vastly different. Natha...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Take in a beloved musical in Oakbrook Terrace, catch a concert in Grayslake or see "America's Got Talent" winner Terry Fator in Waukegan or Aurora. And if those shows do...
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Choir festival at VHHS Jan 23.Jan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The Vernon Hills High School Choir Festival with Hawthorn Elementary District 73 middle schools will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the main gym at the high school...
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The Second City expands comedy classes for teens with autismJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Chicago's renowned sketch comedy club The Second City has expanded its class offerings for people with autism to include teenagers in the city's suburbs. The C...
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Kaneland Arts Initiative hosts 5th annual winter theater productionJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - The Kaneland Arts Initiative's fifth annual winter theater production "Just Like Us" by Karen Zacareas will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20, and 2...
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Ballet 5:8 to perform film-dance hybrid 'Scarlet' Feb. 17 in ElginJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - This February, Ballet 5:8 will bring "Scarlet," its film/dance hybrid production inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," to the Hemmens Cultural Center i...
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Review: Chick Corea, Steve Gadd join up on impressive albumJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - The Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band, "Chinese Butterfly" (Concord Jazz) Compared to other genres, flexibility of lineups is one of the most fascinating aspects of jazz ban...
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Country stars from Vegas festival to perform Grammy tributeJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Three performers at last year's Route 91 Harvest Festival where a gunman opened fire on fans will perform a tribute at this year's Grammy Awards to ho...
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Review: Umphrey's McGee melodies stand out on 'it's not us'Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - Umphrey's McGee, "it's not us" (Nothing Too Fancy Music) In this era of hyper-specialization, there must be a satellite radio station somewhere playing only pop songs re...
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Opera star Jonas Kaufmann returns to the spotlightJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jonas Kaufmann, the world's most sought-after tenor, hopes his cancellations are in the past. Back in the United States after a four-year absence caused ...