Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Marriott's merry 'Christmas Story' a heartwarming tribute to a family's loveNov 11, 2022 1:15 pm - “A Christmas Story, The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “From then on, things were different between me and my mother.” Halfway through the second act of “A Christmas Story, The Mus...
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Who inspires your creativity? Play Together calls artists for new collaborationNov 11, 2022 5:00 am - Play Together is putting out the call for its third collaborative art project. The Chicago-based arts education organization partnered with Grammy-winning producer Nico...
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Crystal Lake church youth to perform annual Christmas cantata Dec. 4Nov 10, 2022 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 4, the First Congregational Church's youth and children choirs will present an original cantata "And They Named Me Jesus" at both the 9 and 11 a.m. at th...
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Matt Derda & The High Watts trace band's evolution with new EP 'You Didn't Know?'Nov 10, 2022 3:00 pm - When Matt Derda & the High Watts first started putting together the songs on this weekend's EP release - "You Didn't Know?" - six or seven years ago, the band wasn't eve...
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Review: Bill Frisell's jazz quartet emphasizes interplayNov 10, 2022 6:00 am - 'œFour,'ť Bill Frisell (Blue Note) Guitarist Bill Frisell's new jazz quartet album is like a stimulating conversation among friends who swap quick quips and insights, th...
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Bob Fosse's 'Dancin'" confirms Broadway return this springNov 10, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Fosse's all-singing, all-dancing 1978 revue 'œDancin''ť is headin' back to Broadway and the late choreographer's daughter calls 'œa magic carpet ride...
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Music Review: Lous and the Yakuza moves into love on 'IOTA'Nov 10, 2022 6:00 am - 'œIOTA" By Lous and the Yakuza (Columbia Records/Sony Music) Lous and the Yakuza has peeled back the pain and drama of her debut autobiographical album, "Gore,'' to reve...
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Flair for farce: Oak Brook's First Folio revisits delightful 'Jeeves Intervenes'Nov 10, 2022 5:45 am - “Jeeves Intervenes” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In my 2008 review of First Folio Theatre's hugely entertaining “Jeeves Intervenes” - the first in a wonderful series of P.G. Wodehouse tale...
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Sound check: Pino Farina headlines Durty Nellie'sNov 10, 2022 5:00 am - Escape with Pino Farina Pino Farina's recent alt-rock single release "Microsun" plots a retreat to a simpler life away from the animosity of politics and the crazi...
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Glen Phillips shares thoughtful new album, Chicago solo showNov 10, 2022 5:00 am - "There Is So Much Here" by Glen Phillips (Compass Records) The son of a physicist, Glen Phillips has always been a cerebral singer-songwriter, and his new solo albu...