Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Post Malone tops AMA noms, Swift could break MJ's recordOct 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Post Malone is the top contender at the 2019 American Music Awards, where Taylor Swift has a chance to moonwalk past Michael Jackson's record for most wi...
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John Leguizamo brings 'Latin History for Morons' to ChicagoOct 24, 2019 6:00 am - Actor/writer/comedian John Leguizamo can't wait to get back to Chicago with the national tour of "Latin History for Morons." The Bogota, Colombia-born Emmy and Tony Awa...
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Movie review: The Boss codirects his first movie - a concert documentary with some extrasOct 24, 2019 6:00 am - "Western Stars" - ½ "Western Stars," a new documentary codirected by and starring Bruce Springsteen, swaggers across the landscape like a cinematic epic, but it...
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'Mamma Mia!' at Vernon Hills HighOct 24, 2019 1:00 am - Vernon Hills High School will stage the musical "Mamma Mia!" the next two weekends. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and then again on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, ...
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Ailey II's 'The Next Generation of Dance' comes to the MAC Nov. 9Oct 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Ailey II returns to the McAninch Arts Center with "The Next Generation of Dance" on Saturday, Nov. 9. The program will include three acclaimed works from its repertoire:...
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Highland Avenue Coffeehouse features folk duo Small Potatoes Nov. 8Oct 23, 2019 11:00 pm - From "Celtic to Cowboy" - that's how the Chicago-based folk duo of Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso describe the repertoire they will bring to the Highland Avenue Coffe...
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International Brass Personality of the Year Jens Lindemann joins New Philharmonic for Nov. 2-3 concertsOct 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Guest trumpeter Jens Lindemann joins New Philharmonic, under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, for an intriguing and entertaining concert program featuring works by Wa...
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Blue Note Records 80th Birthday Celebration: The State of Jazz 2019 comes to the MAC Nov. 10Oct 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Nov. 10 will bring a triple-bill of current Blue Note artists to the McAninch Arts Center as part of the exclusive Chicago-area engagement of "Blue Note Records 80th Bir...
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Elmhurst College to host musical '1619: Journey of a People' Nov. 7Oct 23, 2019 11:00 pm - In 1619, 20 enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. The 400-year journey that followed would change a nation and the world. On Thursday, Nov. 7, Elmhurst Coll...
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Lucky Boys Confusion revisits debut album, decades of change at House of Blues showOct 23, 2019 12:00 pm - The year was 1998. The five young musicians in Lucky Boys Confusion — Stubhy Pandav, Adam Krier, Ryan Fergus, Joe Sell and Jason Schultejann — were just learning to navi...