Articles filed under Performing Arts
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U-46 students get ready for annual TalentFestFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Talented high school students throughout Elgin Area School District U-46 are practicing their singing, dancing and other acts as they ready for TalentFest 2017. The comp...
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Goodman's impeccably acted 'Uncle Vanya' balances humor, pathosFeb 22, 2017 11:00 am - It took a long time for Robert Falls to tackle “Uncle Vanya.” In fact, it took some 40 years before the director considered helming Anton Chekhov's play about unrequited...
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Review: Little Big Town return to roots, but stay in neutralFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - Little Big Town, "The Breaker" (Capitol Nashville) Regular scheduled programming has resumed for Little Big Town. The quartet gets back to their country roots on "The Br...
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Beale Street Music Festival features eclectic lineupFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kings of Leon, Snoop Dogg, Soundgarden and Sturgill Simpson are among the musical acts scheduled to perform at the Beale Street Music Festival in M...
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Man held after gun shot in Vegas fight between rapper, groupFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Florida man has been jailed on felony and misdemeanor charges after he fired a shot during a fight between the hip hop music group Migos and rapper Se...
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Jay Z to become 1st rapper in Songwriters Hall of FameFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jay Z will become the first rapper ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame when he enters the prestigious organization in June. The Songwriters H...
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Rhiannon Giddens' 'Freedom Highway' offers rootsy relevanceFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - Rhiannon Giddens, "Freedom Highway" (Nonesuch) Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens mines the pain and beauty of American social and musical history on "Freedom Highway," ...
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Weekend picks: 'Illusionists' appearing at Oriental TheatreFeb 22, 2017 5:00 am - Uh oh, it's magic The hit Broadway revue “The Illusionists” - featuring magicians such as former Schaumburg resident Dan Sperry, An Ha Lim, Jeff Hobson and more - return...
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Singer Charlie Wilson got a little help on the way back upFeb 22, 2017 5:00 am - Charlie Wilson tells his own story, briefly, in the title track to his new album, "In It to Win It" - from singing in his father's Tulsa church to early confrontations w...
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NCAA-inspired world premiere part of Northlight Theatre's 2017-18 seasonFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Northlight Theatre's just-announced upcoming season in Skokie includes a world premiere, one revival and three local premieres. "Sanctions," a world-premiere drama by Br...