Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Angela Ingersoll's Judy Garland tribute puts star in PBS spotlightOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - About 18 months ago, singer/actress and lifelong Judy Garland fan Angela Ingersoll made a wish. Fearing for Garland's legacy, Ingersoll wished for the opportunity to exc...
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'Les Miserables' memories help performers with local ties on tourOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - For more than three decades, “Les Misérables” has marched across the globe to move audiences to tears. The award-winning hit musical based on Victor Hugo's weighty 1862 ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - An annual horse celebration in Wheaton, a scarecrow fest in St. Charles and an afternoon of seasonal family fun in Rosemont give suburbanites lots of reasons to venture ...
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Octo Street Fest brings absurd to downtown Aurora Oct. 14Oct 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Octo Street Fest is a new fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 14, in downtown Aurora. Held behind New York Street's Restaurant Row on Pinney Street, Octo Street Fest brings ...
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Writers Theatre stages inspirational, modern take on 'Quixote'Oct 05, 2017 11:00 pm - “Quixote: On the Conquest of Self” - ★ ★ ★ The folks at Writers Theatre in Glencoe are probably going to hate the following suggestion: Someone should record the company...
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Metropolis makes confident, thoughtful journey 'Into the Woods'Oct 05, 2017 1:00 pm - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1987 musical “Into the Woods” says something about the co...
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Radiohead, Simone and Moody Blues are Rock Hall nomineesOct 05, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - British rockers Radiohead, singer Nina Simone and The Moody Blues are among the first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Ro...
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Review: Richard Thompson digs deep for "Acoustic Rarities"Oct 05, 2017 7:00 am - Richard Thompson, "Acoustic Rarities" (Beeswing) Richard Thompson's "Acoustic Rarities" complements the Englishman's two volumes of "Acoustic Classics," one from 2014 an...
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Las Vegas gunman had booked rooms overlooking LollapaloozaOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - The gunman who perched himself in a Las Vegas hotel room and used a litany of guns to kill 58 people attending a concert below booked rooms at a Michigan Avenue hotel ov...
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Marriott Theatre collects donations for victims of Las Vegas shootingOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire will collect donations for survivors of the Las Vegas shooting and for family members of victims this weekend following performances...