Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Elgin Master Chorale, Midwest Dance Collective to perform holiday favorites with ESO Dec. 9-10Nov 27, 2017 10:00 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale and Midwest Dance Collective will perform holiday favorites with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, and 2:30 p...
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How Dickens in Dundee festival has evolved over 30 yearsNov 27, 2017 10:00 pm - The current Dickens in Dundee festival looks nothing like the first one 30 years ago. On Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and 2, the streets of East and West Dundee will be f...
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Enjoy holiday concert with Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Dec. 3Nov 27, 2017 10:00 pm - The Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra and Our Savior Lutheran Church Community Choir, under the direction of Jason Palmer and Joni Shaw, open the holiday season with a c...
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Paramount splashes on the spectacle for delightful musical 'Elf'Nov 27, 2017 5:45 pm - “Elf the Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Aurora's Paramount Theatre has scored another crowd-pleasing hit for the holidays with “Elf the Musical,” a magical Broadway-caliber producti...
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Feeling the music in his bones, Bruno Mars readies 1st TV specialNov 27, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - When Bruno Mars hit the stage for his first TV special, he could feel the music - in his bones and his veins - and it shows. Mars' energetic and slick dance m...
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St. Vincent's new sound mixes subversion with a contagious dance grooveNov 27, 2017 5:00 am - The last song that Annie Clark wrote for "Masseduction," the new St. Vincent album, was the title tune. The track begins with a stuttering percussion loop and a girlish ...
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Antioch theater holding 'Company' auditionsNov 27, 2017 12:00 am - Auditions for "Company," the classic Stephen Sondheim musical, will be 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18 and Tuesday, Dec. 19, at PM & L Theatre's Tribute Hall, 877 Main St., An...
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Colleges, high schools use 'Hamilton' to enhance teachingNov 26, 2017 6:25 am - CHICAGO - More than 2,000 students got into the hottest show in Chicago for free - "Hamilton: An American Musical " - as part of their acceptance to Northwestern Univers...
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Sunday picks: Shawn Wayans takes the stage at Woodfield ImprovNov 26, 2017 6:23 am - Wayans at Woodfield Fans of films such as "Scary Movie" and "White Chicks" won't want to miss seeing Shawn Wayans perform standup this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showc...
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Larry Yando reflects on a decade playing Scrooge in Goodman's 'Carol'Nov 26, 2017 6:00 am - If someone had suggested to Larry Yando in 2007 that he would play Ebenezer Scrooge, he would have laughed. “Maybe when I'm 80,” said the four-time Joseph Jefferson Awa...