Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Suburban high schools score musical theater award nominationsApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Suburban high schools score musical theater award nominations
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Jacobs students nominated for Broadway in Chicago AwardsApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Jacobs High School senior Mitchell Barrett and sophomore Sydney Olson were nominated for Broadway in Chicago's Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Mitchell and...
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Elgin Master Chorale creates Joe Dowdell Memorial Endowment Fund to support ongoing and future artistic operationsApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale recently announced the creation of the Joe Dowdell Memorial Endowment Fund to financially support the chorale's artistic operations. The Commun...
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Grammy special on CBS pays tribute to Motown's 60 anniversaryApr 17, 2019 11:00 am - Sixty years ago, a certain sound started making Detroit a home for some of music's most iconic hitmakers. The Supremes, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, and ...
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Sound check: Take the Reins, Release(r), Hoodie Life play Fitz'sApr 17, 2019 9:00 am - Rockin' Fitz's New songs are afoot for West suburban punk band Take the Reins. The band will roll out one Saturday at Fitz's Spare Keys in downtown Elmhurst. The f...
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Songs are the stars as Will Kimbrough focuses on SouthApr 17, 2019 7:00 am - Will Kimbrough, "I Like It Down Here" (Daphne/Soundly Music) Given the opportunity to showboat, a masterful guitarist using Kickstarter to finance an album might be expe...
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Berry Gordy fulfills dreams with Motown reaching 60 yearsApr 17, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Motown Records founder Berry Gordy looked out at the audience at a 60th anniversary tribute to his groundbreaking record label and saw his dream of ma...
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Theater spotlight: 'August Rush' makes Paramount premiereApr 17, 2019 6:00 am - Paramount premiere Paramount Theatre premieres "August Rush: The Musical," adapted from the 2007 film about an 11-year-old musical prodigy who's determined to find his b...
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Metropolis embraces musicals, farce for upcoming seasonApr 17, 2019 1:00 am - A classic musical, a classic farce and a popular jukebox show are among the main stage productions Arlington Heights' Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has set for its 2...
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Why Rachel Chavkin is a rarity on Broadway these daysApr 16, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As another season on Broadway draws to a big finish, the opening of "Hadestown" marks a milestone of sorts - it's the only new musical directed by a woma...