Articles filed under Performing Arts
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DJ trio Swedish House Mafia reunite with new music, tourOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia, known for bringing house music to the masses with their arena shows, are ready to turn the crowd up with a new...
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British foursome Coldplay goes galactic with airy album 'Music of the Spheres,' world tour plansOct 22, 2021 6:00 am - The last time Coldplay put out an album, it was like a warm embrace of Earth. This time, the British foursome has gone bigger — cosmically bigger. “We're looking upwards...
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Improv Playhouse to present radio drama 'Dracula'Oct 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Re-enacting the original 1938 Orson Welles' script, Improv Playhouse will produce the classic Bram Stoker novel "Dracula" as a staged radio drama Friday and Saturday, Oc...
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McHenry's Tree of Life UU welcomes interim music directorOct 21, 2021 11:00 pm - The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, has appointed a new interim music director to aid the congregation in providing q...
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Gothic horror tale 'Frankenstein' inspires provocative premiere of 'The Jigsaw Bride' at First FolioOct 21, 2021 7:45 am - “The Jigsaw Bride” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For “The Jigsaw Bride,” Joseph Zettelmaier's new play premiering at First Folio Theatre, the playwright once again turned to Mary Shelley fo...
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Best Bets: Good vibrations as Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin play GeneseeOct 21, 2021 6:00 am - Gourds aglow There's still time to marvel at the nearly 1,000 carved gourds on display as part of Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Saturday ...
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The next big thing? Durty Nellie's in Palatine launches 'Future Stars' seriesOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - Sixteen-year-old Anna Martino almost can't believe she will be playing at Durty Nellie's, the suburban stage graced by rock stars like the Violent Femmes and Sublime wit...
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As reopening nears, Des Plaines Theatre gets key city council approvalOct 20, 2021 11:00 pm - As the team operating the newly remodeled Des Plaines Theatre gets ready for its grand reopening, the operation cleared an important bureaucratic hurdle this week. The c...
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Widescreen: Hulu's 'Only Murders' finale plays a perfect coda for a satisfying seasonOct 20, 2021 11:00 pm - "Doo da-doo, do-do-doo, do do doo." If I can stop humming the infectious theme song long enough, I can tell you that this week's finale of "Only Murders in the Building,...
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Festivals Oct. 22-28: Howlin' at the Moon, Terror in the Timbers, Halloween fests and moreOct 20, 2021 12:10 pm - This weekend Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. See thousands of pumpkins while vis...