Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Oakbrook Terrace's Drury Lane earns 8 Jeff Awards during virtual ceremonyNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - In the wake of a season cut short by COVID-19, the faithful celebrated excellence in Chicago area equity theater Monday during the 52nd annual Joseph Jefferson Awards ce...
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2020 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award recipientsNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - Production - Play (large) • "King Hedley II" - Court Theatre Production - Play (mid-size) • "The Boys in the Band" - Windy City Playhouse Production - Musical or Revue (...
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Album review: Neil Young revisits 2003's 'Greendale'Nov 07, 2020 6:28 am - Neil Young, "Return to Greendale" (Reprise Records) Think of Neil Young's 2003 record "Greendale" as the venerable rocker's take on "Our Town," with a heavy dose of...
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It was all a dream: Whitney, B.I.G. inducted into Rock HallNov 07, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - In a normal year, the newly inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class would have hit the stage and perform the well-known songs that made them famous and help...
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Batavia High School grad competes in national collegiate a cappella championshipNov 06, 2020 5:00 am - It's hard to say if we'll ever see Vinnie Cesarone of Batavia appear on "American Idol" or "The Voice," but it's far more likely the junior at Belmont University in Nash...
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Wauconda High School fall production premieres online FridayNov 06, 2020 4:20 am - Given restrictions due to the coronavirus, the question for Wauconda High School theater teacher Scott Metzger was how to produce and present a fall play with meaning fo...
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Elmhurst Symphony presents virtual 'Mostly Mozart' concert starting Nov. 22Nov 05, 2020 10:00 pm - Join Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra members, friends and musicians for the symphony's next virtual musical program of the season, beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. This ...
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Steppenwolf debuts new digital play by award-winner James IjamesNov 05, 2020 10:42 am - Playwright James Ijames and director Whitney White were deep into rehearsals for Steppenwolf Theatre's local premiere of Ijames' "The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial...
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COVID-19: 'The Bitter End' for nation's live music venues?Nov 05, 2020 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The venerable New Orleans funk band Galactic purchased the historic music club Tipitina's in late November 2018 and, according to bassist Robert Mercu...
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James Corden, Lea Salonga return to happier theatrical daysNov 05, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Corden may not be allowed in a theater these days but there's still a way to laugh with him onstage. Lea Salonga isn't permitted to sing to a crowd...