Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Hamilton' cast to entertain during lottery for $10 ticketsDec 15, 2016 12:00 am - A free holiday "#Ham4Ham" show featuring cast members from the Chicago company of "Hamilton" is slated for noon Saturday, Dec. 17, during a live lottery for $10 tickets ...
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New Second City revue mines postelection 'Discontent' for laughsDec 14, 2016 5:00 am - “The Winner ... of Our Discontent,” the latest Second City revue, makes explicit in its title everything about its content. Animated by the lingering, postelection mala...
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Kane Brown bucks stereotypes in country careerDec 14, 2016 5:00 am - The first time Kane Brown sat down to write a song with a professional Nashville songwriter last fall, he had a feeling that the writer, Josh Hoge, wasn't too excited to...
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Weekend picks: Kenny G brings 'Miracles' to Waukegan's GeneseeDec 13, 2016 10:00 pm - Easy listening Die-hard fans of smooth jazz and "adult contemporary" music won't want to miss Kenny G and "The Miracles Holiday & Hits Tour 2016" at the Genesee Theatre,...
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Joffrey's new 'Nutcracker' dazzles in Chicago settingDec 13, 2016 3:00 pm - It might be too soon to call the Joffrey Ballet's world-premiere production of “The Nutcracker” a new Chicago landmark. But if the ecstatic opening-night response is any...
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Frankie Valli not crying as 'Jersey Boys' prepares to closeDec 13, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The guy who gave us the song "Big Girls Don't Cry" isn't tearing up over the imminent closing of the Broadway show about his life, "Jersey Boys." "I'm not sa...
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Dolly Parton gives support to wildfire victims, 'my people'Dec 13, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music icon Dolly Parton's home and businesses in East Tennessee were spared from deadly wildfires last month, but she's pitching in to he...
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Theater events: Improv Playhouse remounts 'It's a Wonderful Life'Dec 13, 2016 5:00 am - 'Wonderful Life' Improv Playhouse remounts its radio adaptation of "It's a Wonderful Life," Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic about everyman George Bailey who glimpses ...
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How 'Hamilton' finds success with teen audienceDec 13, 2016 5:00 am - It's not easy getting someone my age excited about a Broadway-style production. With rare exceptions, the music and storylines of most such shows aren't exactly aimed a...
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Music notes: Jim Peterik, Ides rock in the holidaysDec 13, 2016 5:00 am - The Ides of Christmas The Arcada Theatre brings back an annual tradition: The Ides of March Christmas with Jim Peterik. Catch the rock band as they play their hits, plus...