Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Defying gravity ... again: 'Wicked' will return to ChicagoNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - “Wicked,” the blockbuster musical whose initial Chicago run grossed more than $200 million, breaking box office records, will return to Chicago next fall, Broadway in Ch...
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New to streaming this week: 'Power of the Dog,' 'Annie Live!' and Kenny GNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - 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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Best Bets: Joffrey Ballet's lavish 'Nutcracker' returnsNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - 1893 again The Joffrey Ballet revives Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" in choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's version that resets the action to Chicago in anticipation of...
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Constable: Grayslake native leaps to 'Frogger' gloryNov 30, 2021 4:30 am - Not many careers prepare you for surfing on the back of a slippery plastic hippo, flying through the air on a giant parrot, leaping from moving fake alligators to spinni...
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The Second City returns to the MAC with 'It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life' Dec. 12Nov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - The Second City returns to the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn just in time for the holidays with "It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Whi...
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Two local churches join for 'Winter's Grace - A Cantata for Christmas'Nov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - Experience an unforgettable musical presentation of the Christmas story through "Winter's Grace - A Cantata for Christmas." Accompanied by a full chamber orchestra, it w...
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St. Charles church to host Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols Dec. 5Nov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 5, St. Charles Episcopal Church hosts the annual Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols at 10:45 a.m., featuring the parish choir and instrumentalists. A ...
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EYSO ensembles to perform at the St. Charles Public Library Dec. 5Nov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library invites the public to kick off the holiday season with a concert featuring the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra's Sterling Brass Trio and th...
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Naperville Winds joins up with Plainfield East wind ensemble for Dec. 9 concertNov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - The Naperville Winds, the newest concert band in DuPage County, presents its second concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville. Un...
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Nézet-Séguin to take 4 weeks off from conductingNov 29, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra, is taking a four-week sabbatical from conducting startin...