Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Images: Preparations for the world premiere musical “The Secret of My Success”Feb 15, 2020 6:00 am - See photos from the final couple of weeks of preparations in the run up to the world premiere of "The Secret of My Success" at Paramount Theatre in Aurora. The musical i...
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How world premiere of 'The Secret of My Success' came to Paramount TheatreFeb 15, 2020 12:00 am - Two weeks before Paramount Theatre's world premiere this coming Friday of “The Secret of My Success,” final preparations were underway. Onstage, the technical rehearsal ...
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Overstuffed Donna Summer bio-musical squanders its disco-filled promiseFeb 14, 2020 3:00 pm - “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” - ★ ★ ½ Does every Top-40 pop artist of the past merit a jukebox musical these days? It seems so, and the latest to hit Chicago is “Su...
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Strong performances define Writers Theatre's revival of 'Stick Fly'Feb 14, 2020 12:00 pm - “Stick Fly” - ★ ★ ★ Issues of class and race figure prominently in Lydia R. Diamond's “Stick Fly,” a 2006 domestic drama that is currently running at Writers Theatre. It...
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Lizzo talks diversity, self-confidence and femininityFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Fresh from winning three Grammys, singer Lizzo visited Mexico City for a private concert, surprising her fans with acoustic versions of her hits and a...
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Review: Tame Impala delivers on beautiful 'The Slow Rush'Feb 14, 2020 6:00 am - 'œThe Slow Rush,'ť Tame Impala (Interscope Records) Time can be a comfort or curse. It can heal, but it can also compress, building up a pressure that begs for release. ...
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Voigt shocked paper ran her photo with Freni's obituaryFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - Deborah Voigt was in California earlier this week when she got a text from a friend on the East Coast. "So sorry to hear the news of your passing," read the Monday messa...
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5 fun weekend events: The Second City comes to Glen Ellyn, Lula Washington Dance in GrayslakeFeb 14, 2020 5:00 am - The Second City performs classic comedy sketches at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, the metal bands FireHouse and Steelheart share a concert bill...
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Concerts: Semple's special Valentine's Day show, Lonestar at the ArcadaFeb 14, 2020 5:00 am - An Intimate Night with Simply Elton: 6 p.m. (preshow dinner and cocktail hour) Friday, Feb. 14, at Durty Nellie's., 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. (847) 358-9150 or durtyne...
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On stage: Griffin Theatre examines international ivory trade in "Mlima's Tale"Feb 14, 2020 5:00 am - #x2022; The regulars at a Cleveland karaoke bar fight to save their favorite watering hole from closure thanks to neighborhood gentrification in "Last Night in Karaoke T...