Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Review: Huey Lewis and The News' 'Weather' may be their lastFeb 12, 2020 6:00 am - 'œWeather'ť is the first album of original songs from Huey Lewis and The News in nearly two decades and it may also be their last. Lewis has been suffering for decades f...
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Kurtág opera to get US premiere from NY Philharmonic in 2021Feb 12, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The American premiere of György Kurtág's "Fin de Partie," based on Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," will be presented by the New York Philharmonic in June 2...
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CLC to receive second $100,000 grant from Metallica's foundationFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - The College of Lake County has again received a $100,000 grant from the heavy metal band Metallica as part of the band's All Within My Hands Foundation grant. CLC is one...
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Sound check: Sons of Ra release show in Lombard; Carole King tribute at ECCFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Sons of Ra release show Tightly blending its metal base with rock and jazz influences, Sons of Ra has created a progressive instrumental act that crackles with elec...
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Season of change for Lyric Opera in 2020-21Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2020-21 season is full of change. Before stepping down as music director, Sir Andrew Davis conducts three productions and a special concert...
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Best Bets: Soprano from St. Charles stars in Lyric Opera's 'Queen of Spades'Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Gambling obsession Tchaikovsky's “The Queen of Spades” returns to the repertory of the Lyric Opera of Chicago with former St. Charles resident and soprano Sondra Ra...
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Actress channels 'Queen of Disco' for 'The Donna Summer Musical' tourFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Why have just one actress playing a musical's leading lady when you can cast three? That's the line of thinking behind a few Broadway shows of the past decade, including...
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Jacobs High School's 'Little Women' adds modern music to classic taleFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The 2019 movie version of “Little Women” was up for six Academy Awards this past Sunday, just ahead of a musical stage version of the show coming to Jacobs High School i...
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Review: On the rebound, Madeira finds the power in healingFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - Phil Madeira, 'œOpen Heart'ť (Mercyland Records) The final song on Phil Madeira's new album is 'œMonk,'ť as in Thelonious, and it's a savory celebration of soul-stirring...
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Review: Khruangbin and Leon Bridges Serve up Short, Sweet EPFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - Khruangbin & Leon Bridges, 'œTexas Sun'ť (Dead Oceans) Psychedelic funk meets vintage R&B at the crossroads of soul on 'œTexas Sun,'ť the collaborative EP from the Houst...