Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Sparrow' flies high at HouseOct 31, 2021 5:55 pm - "The Sparrow" still soars. The House Theatre of Chicago's hit show about a small-town girl with special powers and a wounded spirit, sold out its initial January run a...
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Wheaton officials praise Grand Theater's renovation plansOct 31, 2021 5:53 pm - Wheaton city officials fulfilled a promise to openly support the renovation of the Wheaton Grand Theater Monday night. As expected, the city council unanimously passed a...
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LPs are hip again -- with youthsOct 31, 2021 5:52 pm - Maybe the older generation got something right, after all. More young music buffs have turned their backs on the MP3 revolution to embrace the vinyl LP, a format that th...
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Sequel bops to the topOct 31, 2021 5:43 pm - On a weekend that saw new films from Nicole Kidman and Judd Apatow, three singing teens named Troy, Gabriella and Sharpay were the real stars -- and you didn't even have...
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He was the keeper of a new jazz beatOct 31, 2021 5:33 pm - Max Roach, the master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations defined bebop jazz during a wide-ranging career where he collaborated with artists from...
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'What If' a double winnerOct 31, 2021 5:32 pm - A Geneva woman took home top honors at the first Art In Your Ear songwriting contest Saturday. Beatrice Eveland was the grand-prize winner for her song "What If." The so...
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Weird Al: the prince of parodyOct 31, 2021 5:25 pm - Weird Al Yankovic's career can be divided into two distinct periods. Before "Eat It," and after "Eat It." That 1984 parody of Michael Jackson's hugely popular hit single...
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Elgin Choral Union to hold its auditionsOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - The Elgin Choral Union will hold auditions for its 2007-08 season Thursday, Tuesday and Aug. 23 at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, in Elgin. Music director ...
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No longer scary, Marilyn Manson falls on hard timesOct 31, 2021 5:18 pm - Reality check time: Marilyn Manson is as threatening to America's children as the Son of Svengoolie. Feel better? With entertainment of the "Hostel" and "Saw" variety be...
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The Ides of March to play at benefitOct 31, 2021 5:21 pm - If you like guitars, country music or both, plan on attending the Parkinson's disease benefit "Concert for a Cure" Friday at Mill Creek in Geneva. "As part of the evenin...