Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Legendary Chicago Top 40 disc jockey Dick Biondi dead at 90, station announcesJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - Dick Biondi, who cheerfully entertained Top 40 radio station listeners in Chicago over six decades, died June 26 at his Chicago home, WLS 890-AM announced Saturday. He w...
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Pioneering Lookingglass Theatre pauses productions to 're-imagine our future'Jun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Lookingglass Theatre, the pioneering Chicago ensemble founded by Northwestern University graduates including "Friends" alum David Schwimmer, announced Friday it will...
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Batavia's Windmill City Festival returns with fun favoritesJun 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Windmill City Festival, Batavia's largest summer event, returns this week with carnival fun on Houston Street, along with tasty food and beverages, live musical entertai...
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Premiere: Violet Crime's new 'EOD' a pensive, soulful look at growing upJun 29, 2023 6:00 am - Violet Crime is looking for the answers to life, and they need them by the end of the day, thanks. With the new song and video for “EOD,” premiering exclusively tod...
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Beach Boys founding member Al Jardine to headline last night of Schaumburg's SeptemberfestJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - Beach Boys founding member Al Jardine and his Endless Summer Band will headline the main stage on the final day of Schaumburg's Septemberfest. Opening for Jardine on Mon...
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Goodman delivers magnificent 4-star revival of 'The Who's Tommy'Jun 28, 2023 8:00 pm - “The Who's Tommy” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If Goodman Theatre's incandescent revival of “The Who's Tommy” does nothing else, it reminds rockers (aging and otherwise) why they love the ...
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Sound check: OK Cool, Pinksqueeze at Harper; plus Santana, Shania Twain and moreJun 28, 2023 6:00 am - Indie at Harper Harper Radio's The Local Music Show and the college Music Department collaborate to bring the city's indie scene to the suburbs as part of Harper's summe...
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Madonna postpones tour due to illness; included shows at United Center Aug. 9-10Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Madonna has postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a "serious bacterial infection." Manager Guy Oseary wrote on Inst...
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Bethany Thomas plays the godmother of rock 'n' roll in Northlight's 'Marie and Rosetta'Jun 27, 2023 6:00 am - Hail godmother of rock Northlight Theatre concludes its season with "Marie and Rosetta," George Brant's two-hander play with music about gospel singer and guitarist Sist...
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Best bets: Anita Baker, CSO's 'Star Wars,' NASCAR Chicago & moreJun 27, 2023 6:00 am - CSO at the movies The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams' famous “Star Wars” score live as part of the CST At the Movies series. Conductor/film composer D...