Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Music review: Sam Fender whets appetites for his arena rock momentDec 19, 2022 5:00 am - "Live From Finsbury Park" and "Seventeen Going Under Deluxe Edition" by Sam Fender (Geffen) It's an interesting play to release a live album just as you're emerging...
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Impact Masterclasses return for winter break; need-based scholarships availableDec 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Academy of the Arts in Naperville is offering a winter break session of its Impact musical theater program on Monday to Friday, Jan. 2-6. The classes, led by Broadway ar...
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New to streaming this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Glass Onion'Dec 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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'It's such a fun job': Grayslake teen relishes playing the bully in Marriott's 'Christmas Story'Dec 17, 2022 6:30 am - Eight times a week, 13-year-old Braden Crothers of Grayslake transforms into Scut Farkus, the infamous bully in "A Christmas Story, The Musical." It's a dream role for t...
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New to streaming this week: 'Banshees,' Whitney Houston, 'High on Life'Dec 16, 2022 10:00 am - Here's a collection curated by the Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week....
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Sisters confront loss, trauma and identity in Steppenwolf's 'Bald Sisters'Dec 16, 2022 5:00 am - “Bald Sisters” - ★ ★ ½ Women who have sisters will likely recognize the sibling dynamic that underscores “Bald Sisters,” Vichet Chum's domestic dramedy about a family o...
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New Philharmonic rings in the new year with three concerts Dec. 31Dec 15, 2022 10:00 pm - "Hope smiles from the threshold of the new year to come, whispering, 'it will be happier'," said English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. That's exactly what all of us need - ...
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Sound check: I Fight Dragons, Shemekia Copeland and moreDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - Dragons annual show I Fight Dragons was born "from a sense of epic possibility," said primary songwriter and Glenview native Brian Mazzaferri. And the band's songs showc...
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Spotlight: First Folio Theatre premieres pandemic-delayed 'Little Women'Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - 'Little Women' premiere First Folio Theatre premieres artistic associate Heather Chrisler's adaptation of "Little Women," Louisa May Alcott's semi-autobiographical, comi...
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'New Year's Rockin' Eve' to feature New Edition, Duran DuranDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2023 on "New Year's Rockin' Eve" from Times Square, with iconic bands from the 1980s and 1990s as well as a member of BTS and a Ti...