Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Sam Hunt making his own rules on rise to country stardomJun 19, 2017 6:00 am - For the first time, Sam Hunt — country music's biggest pop crossover hope since Taylor Swift — finally got a chance to talk. Not in the form of a media interview to plug...
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Long-married Drury Lane 'Gin Game' stars share success on and off stageJun 19, 2017 6:00 am - From that day six years ago when he asked Paula Scrofano and John Reeger to star in Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “The Gin Game,” artistic director William Osetek has ...
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Skokie natives recall 1977 neo-Nazi marchJun 19, 2017 5:30 am - Forty years ago, Anita Silvert and James Sherman were young college graduates watching as their hometown of Skokie made international headlines. This summer, they're rel...
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Donnie Wahlberg hosts benefit concert in St. CharlesJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - When it comes to raising money and awareness for autism treatment, Jenny McCarthy says nothing compares to the support she and Donnie Wahlberg have received from St. Cha...
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Jay Z's new album '4:44' to drop June 30 on TidalJun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Jay Z's new album will be released June 30 and will be available only to users of the music streaming service Tidal, which the rapper co-owns. Tidal announced...
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'Bridges of Madison County' musical makes regional premiere at Marriott TheatreJun 18, 2017 7:00 am - Seven-time Jeff Award-winner Nick Bowling lobbied hard to direct Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's regional premiere of “The Bridges of Madison County.” Bowling loves ...
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Sunday picks: See Lego creations at Brickworld in SchaumburgJun 18, 2017 7:00 am - Let's go Lego See elaborate sculptures made from Lego and Duplo blocks with the return of Brickworld this weekend at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N....
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From bleeps of 'Pong' and 'Mario,' game music comes of ageJun 18, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS - The electronic bleeps and squawks of “Tetris,” “Donkey Kong” and other generation-shaping games that you may never have thought of as musical are increasingly li...
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Arbortheater concert seriesJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Arbortheater summer concert series in Vernon Hills kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22, with music from Generation, playing favorites spanning various eras. Concer...
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Des Plaines mulls spending millions on downtown theaterJun 17, 2017 8:00 pm - Restoring the shuttered Des Plaines Theatre, a project that could cost taxpayers millions, might be the key to starting a string of suburban theaters showing live perfor...