Articles filed under Performing Arts
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - If you don't want to fight the crowds at the Chicago Air and Water Show, you can find plenty to do in the suburbs this weekend. Here are five ideas. For others, go to da...
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Oak Brook theater defends same-sex couple, interracial casting in Shakespeare playAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - First Folio Theatre executive director David Rice did something this week he hasn't had to do in 35 years as a theater professional: He defended his company's casting an...
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Katy Perry changes tour dates due to 'production delays'Aug 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Katy Perry says she's pushing back the start of her new tour because of "unavoidable production delays." The pop star's "Witness: The Tour" will now begi...
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Sisters Lynne and Moorer finally working togetherAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shelby Lynne has a succinct explanation for why she and her sister Allison Moorer had two decades of successful solo careers before making a disc togethe...
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Metropolis School of the Performing Arts holds open houseAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Metropolis School of the Performing Arts will host an open house Tuesday, Aug. 29 for those interested taking drama, dance and music classes this fall. Tours of classroo...
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Former State Street Dance director to helm a different 'Nutcracker'Aug 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Even though she'd been away from State Street Dance Studio in Geneva for more than two years, it hurt former artistic director Linda Cunningham to see her “baby” close i...
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Advocate Sherman's 'Music by the Water' event funds music care program for patientsAug 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Elgin, Ill. - On Sunday, Aug. 27, Advocate Sherman Hospital and the Advocate Charitable Foundation will be hosting "Music by the Water" from noon to 3 p.m. on the hospit...
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Queen Latifah to be honored at Diddy's REVOLT conferenceAug 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Queen Latifah will be honored at Diddy's fourth annual REVOLT music conference in October, where performers will include Lauryn Hill and 2 Chainz. REVOLT...
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Music Review: Canadian duo Kacy & Clayton sing timeless folkAug 16, 2017 7:00 am - Kacy & Clayton, "The Siren's Song" (New West) From the opening bars of "The Siren's Song," the combination of a stark soprano and twangy guitar suggests country music. B...
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Silent song finds iTunes popularity due to special roleAug 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - No, the volume is just fine. It's the song. An unusual tune has found its way onto the top 50 on the iTunes charts, alongside Ed Sheeran and Keith Urban ...