Articles filed under Performing Arts
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New to streaming this week: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' Quavo, 'Reservation Dogs' and 'Mixtape'Jul 31, 2023 6:00 am - "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," "The Lost Flowers of Alice Hunt" with Sigourney Weaver and Quavo's album "Rocket Power" are among the new television, movies, music and...
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Seeing stars in Aurora: Broadway luminaries to headline Paramount Theatre galaJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - Broadway luminaries Brian Stokes Mitchell ("Man of La Mancha," "King Hedley II," "Kiss Me, Kate," "Ragtime") and Sutton Foster ("The Music Man," "Anything Goes," "The Dr...
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Cantigny offers fun for adults with 'Summer Nights' seriesJul 30, 2023 11:00 pm - Cantigny Park's 65th summer is buzzing with adult-oriented fun nights every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. The "Summer Nights" series debuted in June and features specialty ...
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Lollapalooza set a major step for North suburban band Ax and the HatchetmenJul 30, 2023 7:00 am - Oh, the energy of youth. Not long after wrapping up a nonstop, whirlwind, two-month tour circling the U.S. for 28 shows and a number of festival appearances, Ax and the ...
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Boston indie-folk quartet Darlingside sings the blues with a lovely, inviting intimacyJul 30, 2023 6:00 am - "Everything Is Alive," Darlingside (Thirty Tigers) Even the percussion is pretty. Darlingside's "Everything Is Alive" achieves a melancholy-inducing beauty from the...
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Spotlight: Show off your improv skills, 'MJ The Musical' opens in ChicagoJul 28, 2023 6:00 am - 'Friday night frenzy' Seasoned improvisers and newcomers are invited to Improv Playhouse's monthly improv jam, which unfolds under the guidance of the theater's professi...
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Homegrown fest brings local musicians, regional artists together Saturday in LisleJul 27, 2023 10:00 am - At this time last year, Homegrown Arts & Music Festival founder Aaron Williams wasn't sure he was going to carry the annual local music festival beyond its 10th year. Wh...
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Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry masterful in revival of classic 'No Man's Land'Jul 27, 2023 6:00 am - “No Man's Land” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Jeff Perry suggests audiences approach Steppenwolf Theatre's fine revival of Harold Pinter's “No Man's Land” as if it were a musical compositi...
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'After Feb. 24, everything changed': Ukrainian pianist who escaped war makes new life in the suburbsJul 27, 2023 5:00 am - Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Nataliia Kuryliak filled a backpack with personal documents, diapers, a blanket and medicine for her 6-month-old son, Adr...
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Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as "Take It Easy" and "The Best of My Love" and stepped out front fo...