Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Sound check: Phillip-Michael Scales' new single addresses the personal impact of racismOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - “Tell Me How I Sound Again,” the new single out Friday by dive-bar soul singer Phillip-Michael Scales, speaks to how he feels as a Black man in today's America. Going ba...
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Concerts: Fitz & the Tantrums play Lakeshore Drive-inOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - Kurt Elling Cocktail Hour — 25th Anniversary Virtual Concert Tour: 3 and 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Chicago's The Green Mill, Chicago. $15-$60; livestreaming at greenmil...
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'Madmen & Prisoners': First Folio keeps the faith with virtual double bill of Poe talesOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - In the face of an ongoing pandemic that has hammered arts organizations, First Folio Theatre's David Rice remains determinedly optimistic that live theater will rebound,...
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Spotlight: Virtual productions feature a disaster film parody and a Pulitzer Prize-winning two-handerOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - 'Airport' revisited Fasten your seat belt: Hell in a Handbag Productions once again dips into the disaster film genre for its latest, camp-enfused parody "Airport 1970 S...
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Goodman streams Tony-winning 'Death of a Salesman' as a fundraiserOct 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Fans of Brian Dennehy will have a chance to see the late actor's Tony Award-winning performance in one of his signature roles thanks to Goodman Theatre, his longtime art...
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Review: Is Springsteen's 'Letter to You' a goodbye note?Oct 15, 2020 7:00 am - Bruce Springsteen, 'œLetter to You" (Columbia) Has Bruce Springsteen written a 'œLetter to You'ť to say goodbye? The Boss turned 71 just last month. Although his fitness...
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Post Malone owns Billboard Awards, Legend shines onstageOct 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Walking into the show with 16 nominations, Post Malone won nine honors at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, where John Legend gave a heartfelt performance...
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CSO cancels more concerts through March 2021Oct 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has canceled more of its regularly scheduled 2020-21 season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. All public concerts and ...
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'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15Oct 14, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The sobering musical "Jagged Little Pill," which plumbs Alanis Morissette's 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of con...
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New Philharmonic opens fall concert program with 'The Music of John Williams' Oct. 24-25Oct 14, 2020 11:00 pm - New Philharmonic, under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, opens the orchestra's fall 2020 concert programming with "The Music of John Williams," streaming 7:30 p.m. Sa...