Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Music Review: Adult. make dance music for nervous breakdownsMar 15, 2017 7:00 am - Adult., "Detroit House Guests" (Mute Records) Adult. - the husband-and-wife team of Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller - have gained a level of reverence among the notor...
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Laughs come fast and furious in Royal George's spoof 'Spamilton'Mar 15, 2017 6:00 am - “Spamilton” has a problem. It's too funny. The jokes come so fast in the “Hamilton” parody that audiences barely have time to digest one before the cast serves up anoth...
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Weekend picks: David Spade brings standup to Schaumburg's ImprovMar 15, 2017 6:00 am - Sarcasm man Comedian and actor David Spade ("Saturday Night Live," "Rules of Engagement") performs a special run of standup gigs starting Wednesday at the Improv Comedy ...
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Lake Zurich students to perform "The Humor Games"Mar 15, 2017 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Middle School South drama students will perform "The Humor Games," a slapstick parody of "The Hunger Games," this weekend at the school, 435 W. Cuba Road. Pe...
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Folk singer Elaine Romanelli to perform Sunday at Tree of Life UUMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - Singer Elaine Romanelli has been generating a lot of buzz in indie folk music circles. Chicago's WFMT host Rich Warren said she "shines like a supernova … Utterly haunti...
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John Mellencamp, Stevie Nicks, Common coming to Ravinia this summerMar 15, 2017 12:01 am - Stevie Nicks, Common and John Mellencamp are just a few of the 59 artists making their Ravinia Festival debuts this summer. The historic Highland Park venue announced i...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep stages Victorian thriller 'Any Other Name'Mar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Identity theft Williams Street Repertory presents "Any Other Name," a play by George Brant about identity theft, Victorian style. It centers on a near-impoverished,...
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Arlington Heights native manages 'Hamilton' productionsMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - You've heard of “Hamilton,” the musical about our Founding Fathers that took Broadway by storm. And by now, you know the name Lin Manuel Miranda, who played the title ch...
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Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Jon Pardi earn ACM AwardsMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris and Jon Pardi are early winners at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The ACMs announced on Tuesday the ...
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Music Review: Plenty of clever twists from Peter MulveyMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - Peter Mulvey, "Are You Listening?" (Righteous Babe Records) Peter Mulvey is fond of alternate guitar tunings, and alternate sequencing. On his 17th and latest album, "Th...