Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Lake Park's fall play 'Steel Magnolias' takes the stage thanks to generous business donationsNov 01, 2021 11:00 pm - When Lake Park High School's theater department opens the fall production of the evocative “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling this weekend, the stage will be transforme...
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Audra McDonald eyes Broadway again in Adrienne Kennedy playNov 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Audra McDonald is going from host of the Tony Awards to another stage role. The six-time Tony-winner will return to Broadway in the play 'œOhio State Mur...
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Burt Bacharach, Steven Sater album attracts Broadway starsNov 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One of musical theater's most exciting new writing partnerships started with a breakup song. Composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Steven Sater bonded whi...
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Acorn Coffeehouse in Oak Park welcomes folk singer Michael Johnathon Nov. 13Oct 31, 2021 11:00 pm - The Acorn Coffeehouse will present Michael Johnathon in concert on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church, 405 S. Euclid Ave. in Oak Park. Doors...
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Kevin Costner helps give Des Plaines Theatre a Hollywood openingOct 31, 2021 1:00 am - In a star-studded premiere fitting of its glamorous makeover, the renovated Des Plaines Theatre opened Sunday with a performance by Kevin Costner and his Modern West ban...
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LL Cool J, Carole King, Tina Tuner inducted into Rock HallOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - LL Cool J got together some of his heavyweight musical friends to usher him into rock immortality. Part of an eclectic 2021 class that includes Carole K...
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Review: Ed Sheeran's 'Equals' finds him in domestic blissOct 30, 2021 6:00 am - "Equals," by Ed Sheeran (Atlantic Records) Huge things have happened to Ed Sheeran since his last solo album - marriage, loss, fatherhood. They're all on the new co...
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Review: Ed Sheeran's 'Equals' finds him in domestic blissOct 29, 2021 7:00 am - 'œEquals,'ť by Ed Sheeran (Atlantic Records) Huge things have happened to Ed Sheeran since his last solo album - marriage, loss, fatherhood. They're all on the new colle...
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Spotlight: Emmy winner David Strathairn plays World War II-era hero at Chicago Shakespeare TheaterOct 29, 2021 6:00 am - A hero's legacy Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck," "Nomadland") plays the titular hero in "Remember This: Th...
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As the renovated Des Plaines Theatre reopens, take a fresh look at it ... by the numbers.Oct 29, 2021 5:00 am - Closed to the public for more than seven years, the historic Des Plaines Theatre will be hopping with live music Sunday. Actor Kevin Costner and his Modern West band are...