Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Norris presents jazz legends Saloff and Kahn Sept. 11 for St. Charles Jazz WeekendJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Two of Chicago's premier jazz artists, singer Spider Saloff and pianist Jeremy Kahn, will team up to perform “The Cool Heat of Peggy Lee” at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at ...
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COD College Theater to hold virtual auditions for fall productionsJul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - General auditions for College of DuPage College Theater's fall productions of “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later” and “A Christmas Carol” will be held by virtual subm...
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'Live from the Lot' drive-in concert pulls into Schaumburg Aug. 6-8Jul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Some of Chicago's most beloved bands are once again taking to the stage as part of an ongoing carpool concert series that reconnects fans with music performances and off...
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Musical tribute to Judy & Liza canceledJul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - The resumption of live theater in Chicago in the form of a Judy Garland/Liza Minnelli revue was short-lived. "Judy & Liza – Once in a Lifetime: The London Palladium Con...
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Chicago's Manual Cinema marks 10 years of theatrical storytelling with online 'Retrospectacular!'Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - If asked to define their ensemble's mission and aesthetic, the five co-founders/co-artistic directors of Manual Cinema would not come up with an identical response. “You...
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Online art brings more than just wasting timeJul 25, 2020 11:00 pm - As the pandemic grinds on, I find myself trying to be more disciplined about wasting time, especially online. I want to go there only with a purpose, not just to while a...
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AP PHOTOS: Ancient Greek theaters return to life in pandemicJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - EPIDAURUS, Greece (AP) - Lights! Crickets. Birds. Bats. Action! The ancient theater of Epidaurus, renowned for its acoustics, has reopened for a limited number of open-...
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Albright Community Theatre stage goes dark until 2021Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - The show must go on. Until it shouldn't. Area community theaters are finding the coronavirus pandemic to be a foe that shatters the notion that actors, directors and sta...
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Milk, bread and music: Capital Soiree plays Mount Prospect grocery store showJul 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Public health concerns have limited performance spaces in the area recently, but pop-rock band Capital Soiree — James Kourafas of Chicago, Steven Rejdukowski and Max Rom...
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First Folio postpones fall production until October 2021Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook announced Thursday its season opening production “The Jigsaw Bride: A Frankenstein Story,” by ensemble member Joseph Zettelmaier, will b...