Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Review: Glen Hansard brings familiar intensity to latest setApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - Glen Hansard, "This Wild Willing" (ANTI-Records) A brooding intensity runs through much of Glen Hansard's music, from his time with the Frames to the ambitious songcraft...
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Theater spotlight: Improv Playhouse gathers the faithful, Steppenwolf stages 'The Children'Apr 12, 2019 6:00 am - 'Gathering' returns For the 11th year, Improv Playhouse remounts its production of “The Gathering,” Josephine Raciti and Rolf Forsberg's contemporary take on the last ho...
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Oakton Six Piano Ensemble performs at April 27-28 concertsApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - The Oakton Six Piano Ensemble, conducted by Skokie resident Glenna Sprague, will perform selections from the classical, ragtime and popular repertoire 8 p.m. Saturday, A...
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Cambridge Lakes students to star in school musical April 15-16Apr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Cambridge Lakes Charter School, 900 Wester Blvd. in Pingree Grove, will present a musical "We Are Monsters," featuring students in first to fourth grade. It is directed ...
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Concerts: Head Honchos with Ronnie Baker Brooks; Silverside joins Local H; International Pop Overthrow scheduleApr 11, 2019 1:00 pm - I Heart Halal festival featuring Lupe Fiasco, Brother Ali, Neelam Hakeem and more: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Apr...
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10 hot tickets: Celine Dion, Sara Bareilles, Marc Maron, Kansas and more on sale this weekendApr 11, 2019 12:00 pm - B96 Pepsi Summer Bash: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago: pop. Ticket prices not available at press time. On sale 10 a.m. Saturd...
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Mariah Carey to receive Icon Award at Billboard Music AwardsApr 11, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - No artist has more No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart than Mariah Carey, so it's only fitting that the singer will receive the Icon Award at the 2...
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Goodman's 'Lottery Day' caps Ike Holter's ambitious Chicago 'Rightlynd Saga'Apr 11, 2019 6:00 am - “Lottery Day” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Lottery Day” delivers a comic and dramatic win - as well as a victory lap - for prolific Chicago playwright Ike Holter. And audiences can enjoy ...
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Review: Heavenly Aretha Franklin documentary 'Amazing Grace' proves worth the waitApr 11, 2019 6:00 am - “Amazing Grace” - ★ ★ ★ ½ After many dangers, toils and snares, the long-lost Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” has finally seen the light, and good Lor...
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Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra to host benefit gala at Cantigny Golf April 28Apr 10, 2019 11:00 pm - What better way to enjoy a spring evening with friends than to spend it in the beautiful surroundings of Cantigny Golf Club at a benefit gala for the Elmhurst Symphony O...