Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Elgin celebrates arts with 'Welcome back, Elgin,' free Rachel Barton Pine concertAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin is welcoming people back to the newly renovated Civic Center Plaza with a family-friendly celebration of the arts. “Welcome back, Elgin!” is scheduled to take plac...
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Taste of Glen Ellyn opens with Back to School Day Aug. 11Aug 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The Taste of Glen Ellyn & Carnival opens on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at a new location downtown on Glenwood Avenue and Crescent Boulevard, west of Main Street. As things are ...
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Chicago Festival Ballet continues 'Nutcracker' auditions Aug. 21Aug 08, 2021 11:00 pm - Students and dancers are invited to audition for the opulent full-scale production of von Heidecke's "The Nutcracker." This production has been touring the U.S. since 19...
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Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020Aug 08, 2021 7:20 am - NEW YORK - Group reunions on Zoom have rarely become the fuel for good art. But one has created a musical - actually 10, to be precise. Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loeb was...
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Q&A: Barbra Streisand remixes her past for 'Release Me 2'Aug 08, 2021 7:15 am - Barbra Streisand likes to get things just right. As impressive as her award-winning superstar career as a singer and actress is, her success as a director and producer i...
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Resuming a national tour? Oh, Hall & Oates can go for thatAug 08, 2021 7:12 am - NEW YORK - John Oates of Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum soul-pop duo behind hits like "Private Eyes," "Rich Girl" and "Maneater," is eager to return to concert stages ...
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Ed Sheeran to headline NFL's kickoff concert next monthAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ed Sheeran will perform in a concert to kickoff the NFL season opener in Florida next month. The NFL announced Friday that Sheeran will headline a pregame ...
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Meet 'The Mighty Ted' in Summer Place's musical comedy Aug. 20-22Aug 06, 2021 11:00 pm - When a pianist, comedian, and musical theater buff suffers a stroke, he isn't the least surprised when wise-cracking doctors and singing physical therapists dance onto t...
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Prefer theater by starlight? Check out 'Shipwrecked' in Glenview and Shakespeare in St. CharlesAug 06, 2021 5:00 pm - Theater under the stars Oil Lamp Theater's 2022 outdoor season continues with “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment.” Donald Margulies' adventure dramedy is inspired by a ...
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Hezekiah Walker looks to bring gospel music center to HBCUAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hezekiah Walker became a student at Virginia Union University two years ago, but the Grammy-winning gospel singer took his collegiate experience to th...