Articles filed under Performing Arts
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City, suburban theaters return with fewer shows but plenty of applause-worthy optionsSep 26, 2021 7:00 am - While a crush of openings typically accompany autumn's arrival, that is not the case this year as the Chicago-area theater community continues to suffer the residual eff...
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Album review: Mickey Guyton soars on her powerful, personal recordSep 25, 2021 7:29 am - "Remember Her Name" Mickey Guyton (Capitol Records Nashville) It's hard enough to be Black woman in America, but Mickey Guyton's path in country music has been espe...
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Love works in its own time in RubyGld Smoke's new single, Saturday showSep 25, 2021 7:15 am - She was rushing up the crowded escalator, late for a performance at the Black Women's Expo at McCormick Place in 2014. "I turned around to yell to them to hurry up. We ...
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X Ambassadors push boundaries with new multimedia projectSep 24, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - To say the third, full-length album from X Ambassadors has a lot going on would be a little bit of an understatement. It's a concept album about a fledg...
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Flying high: Brothers from Geneva finding success in Nashville with alternative country bandSep 24, 2021 6:00 am - Tommy Leland Cantwell and his brother Brandon Cantwell are successful musicians in Nashville, but they have a specific viewpoint regarding their hometown of Geneva. "The...
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How Ben Arguelles and a team of volunteers put on live music DZ Fest every summerSep 24, 2021 6:00 am - How do you build a music festival in your family's backyard? First, don't tell your parents. For the last 10 years, Southwest Suburban Hickory Hills musician, producer...
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'We are back': Marriott's 'The World Goes 'Round' gets deftly re-imagined for the post-pandemic eraSep 23, 2021 11:00 pm - “The World Goes 'Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” - ★ ★ ★ ½ If all Marriott Theatre had to recommend “The World Goes 'Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” was the celebrat...
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Citadel's heartwarming 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' an ideal antidote to a pandemicSep 23, 2021 10:40 am - "Brighton Beach Memoirs" - ★ ★ ★ "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is the theatrical equivalent of a mug of cocoa on a chilly day: warm and comforting with a sweetness that makes...
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Bad Bunny tops Billboard Latin Music Awards with 10 trophiesSep 23, 2021 7:00 am - CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Bad Bunny is the champion of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, taking home artist of the year honors and a whopping 10 trophies. Among the awar...
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Sound check: Vanilla Ice in Naperville, the Berwyn Blues Fest at FitzGerald'sSep 23, 2021 6:00 am - Naperville Music Festival The Naperville Music Festival welcomes in the first weekend of autumn with a dash of upbeat '90s nostalgia. Vanilla Ice headlines the family-fr...