Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the wayAug 13, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Hip-hop was born in the break - that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that ...
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Hanover Park's Corks & Crafts to sport Warhol themeAug 13, 2023 1:00 am - Hanover Park's 2023 Corks & Crafts "Warhol Style" is set for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Ontarioville Park. The event will capture the energy of the ongoing Andy Warhol ...
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St. Charles Singers' 40th season to feature new community-outreach initiativeAug 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Singers, led by founder Jeffrey Hunt, has announced its 2023-24 season featuring world premieres of newly commissioned works from Andrew Wainwright and J...
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Michael's story, mostly: Incomplete 'MJ the Musical' still dazzlesAug 10, 2023 1:30 pm - “MJ The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ Around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, “MJ the Musical” actors and instrumentalists were taking their places on stage a...
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Spotlight: Solo show 'The Princess Strikes Back' puts Han on a pedestalAug 10, 2023 6:00 am - Han Solo: dream man Actress/improviser Victoria Montalbano returns to the suburbs with her solo show "The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy ...
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Young dancers and theatrical performers invited to audition for a role in the Joffrey Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'Aug 09, 2023 11:00 pm - On Thursday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 10, The Joffrey Ballet will hold open auditions for the children's cast of Christopher Wheeldon's "The Nutcracker" at its downtown...
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Sound check: Rufus Wainwright, John Legend, My House music fest and moreAug 09, 2023 9:00 am - Rufus at Ravinia Rufus Wainwright's June release of "Folkocracy" is packed with reinvented folk classics featuring a heavy roster of special guest collaborators. This we...
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Summer tunes: Where to catch a free concert in the parkAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and some snacks and drinks and head to a free outdoor concert in the suburbs this week. Saturday, Aug. 12 Gurnee Days: Noon to 11 p.m...
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'It just keeps rolling along': Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson start U.S. tour Aug. 18 at RaviniaAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson never wanted to be “an overnight pop star,” as he phrases it. Instead, his goal as a young man embarking on a music career was to emula...
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Best bets: Beatles fest, LL Cool J's F.O.R.C.E., Garlic Fest, Sam Smith and moreAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Beatles fest Beatles expert and WXRT radio personality Terri Hemmert serves as master of ceremonies for The Fest for Beatles Fans at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9390 W. Br...