Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Theater events: Janus remounts 'Shakespeare (abridged)'Nov 02, 2016 6:00 am - Team Shakespeare Elgin's 400 Shakespeare Festival concludes with "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" a parody of all 37 plays performed by four actres...
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Glenn Miller Orchestra swings into ECC Arts Center Nov. 20Nov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at the Elgin Community College Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 20. The performance will begin at 3 p.m. in the center's Blizzard Thea...
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ESO's Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty concerts offer a perfect introduction to classical musicNov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will feature suites from the most beloved ballets of all time - Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" and "Sleeping Beauty" and Igor Stravinsky's "Petru...
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Steel Beam, Janus join forces for slapstick Shakespeare showNov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The Janus Theatre of Elgin and The Steel Beam of St. Charles are collaborating for the first time to present “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)” by Adam Long,...
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Waukegan Concert Chorus set to open 41st seasonNov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The Waukegan Concert Chorus, which has been providing vocal music since 1976, opens its 41st season with "American a Cappella." The season begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. ...
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A year after Chris Stapleton's CMAs shocker, country music is wondering how much it matteredNov 01, 2016 6:00 am - During the eight minutes that changed Chris Stapleton's life last year, the mood inside the arena was electric. Onstage at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards in N...
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'Fun Home' tour brings Des Plaines actress back to Chicago stageNov 01, 2016 6:00 am - Des Plaines actress Susan Moniz jokes that she and co-star Robert Petkoff seem “destined” to play dysfunctional spouses. They did so in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 20...
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Music notes: Screeching Weasel stops back in Chicago on tourNov 01, 2016 6:00 am - Screeching into Chicago The much-beloved punk rock band Screeching Weasel, hailing from Northwest suburban Prospect Heights, makes a tour stop back home with Bowling for...
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He said, she said: AP writers predict top winners at CMAsNov 01, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - You think you know who's going to win at an awards show, rationalizing to yourself: "But he sold the most records" or "Well, she had the most hits," o...
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'Newsies,' 'Bridges of Madison County' part of Marriott's 2017 seasonNov 01, 2016 1:00 am - For its 2017 season, Marriott Theatre delivers musicals never before produced on its Lincolnshire stage, including three regional premieres. Moreover, all five productio...