Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Dear Evan Hansen' announces 2020 Chicago returnFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Theater fans unable to snag tickets for the current Chicago run of "Dear Evan Hansen" have another chance: The national tour of the 2017 Tony Award-winning musical will ...
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'Sundays on Stage' Feb. 24 to feature Jan and Gino singing love songsFeb 14, 2019 10:00 pm - It's a little late for Valentine's Day, but it's never too late for love. Join popular singers Jan and Gino for "One Enchanted Evening - A Love Story" as they sing love...
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Heartfelt 'Dear Evan Hansen' strikes emotional chords in Chicago debutFeb 14, 2019 5:00 pm - “Dear Evan Hansen” - ★ ★ ★ ★ In a genre where spectacle often wins out over substance, “Dear Evan Hansen” is a rarity - a Broadway musical with a small cast and a massi...
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10 hot tickets: 'Hamilton' exhibition, Beck with Cage the Elephant on sale this weekendFeb 14, 2019 5:00 am - "Hamilton: The Exhibition": Various timed entries between Saturday, April 27, to Sunday, Sept. 8, at Northerly Island, 1535 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago. Temporary histo...
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Rapper Flo Rida to make Naperville 'My House' on July 4 at RibfestFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - "Welcome to my house" could be the refrain of the evening for Ribfest patrons July 4 in Naperville, as rapper Flo Rida brings hits like "My House" to the 32nd annual fes...
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Michael Jackson musical not opening here after allFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - The forthcoming Michael Jackson musical titled "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" has canceled its world premiere Chicago tryout. The show, inspired by the life and times ...
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Top names in jazz performing at Elmhurst College festivalFeb 13, 2019 10:00 pm - Before Elmhurst College's 52nd annual Jazz Festival even gets started Thursday, students in two Hinsdale schools will get up-close tutoring in the art of musicianship fr...
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Theater review: Steppenwolf revisits Ibsen drama for thoughtful sequel 'A Doll's House, Part 2'Feb 13, 2019 11:00 am - “A Doll's House, Part 2” - ★ ★ ★ ½ When Norwegian housewife Nora Helmer left her husband and children at the end of Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play “A Doll's House,” the shocki...
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'The Mousetrap' snaps in Metropolis production of murder-mysteryFeb 13, 2019 10:30 am - “The Mousetrap” - ★ ★ ★ At a recent packed performance of “The Mousetrap” at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, some audience members couldn't h...
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Stevie Wonder, John Legend headline Motown tribute concertFeb 13, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stevie Wonder jammed with his harmonica, John Legend crooned while playing the piano and Ciara pranced onstage dressed like Rick James on Tuesday nigh...