Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Schaumburg marks 20 years of Black History Month plays with comedic coming-of-age taleFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - For its 20th anniversary, Schaumburg's annual Black History Month play is taking a break from the seriousness of recent shows and the strife people experience every day,...
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Music On Stage brings Broadway's 'Joseph' to Cutting HallFeb 11, 2019 10:00 pm - As artistic director for the Palatine-based theater company Music On Stage, Frank Roberts wears many hats. Just this week, he drove to area theaters to pick up backdrops...
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Highland Coffeehouse to feature gifted a cappella singersFeb 11, 2019 10:00 pm - On Friday, March 1, the Highland Avenue Coffeehouse will feature the Briton Singers from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, at 7 p.m. This select, small ensemble is de...
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Baritone James Dargan to perform 'Oh Glory!' recital Feb. 27 at Elgin churchFeb 11, 2019 10:00 pm - First Congregational United Church of Christ, 256 E. Chicago St. in Elgin, will host "Oh Glory!," a vocal recital featuring baritone James Dargan and pianist Mark Whitlo...
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Tony Bennett tours to Joliet's Rialto SquareFeb 11, 2019 3:00 pm - Tony Bennett, 92, brings his "I Left My Heart" tour to the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet at 8 p.m. Friday, May 10. Bennettt's show will include his guest, daughter An...
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Old Dominion, Chris Young, Cole Swindell on tap to head Windy City Smokeout lineupFeb 11, 2019 1:00 pm - Windy City Smokeout - one of Chicago's largest celebrations of country music, craft beer and barbecue - announced the lineup for the summer festival Monday while it's al...
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Best bets: Shen Yun dazzles at Rosemont Theatre, Jamie Kennedy hits the ImprovFeb 11, 2019 5:00 am - Chinese culture The traveling Chinese music and dance spectacular Shen Yun returns for a run of performances starting Thursday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Roa...
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Grammys 2019: 10 things to know, from Drake's cutoff speech to Michelle Obama's cameoFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast was nearly four hours long, so no judgment if you skipped some (or all) of the show. The bullet points: Country star Kacey Musgraves won ...
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How Kacey Musgraves, Grammy album of the year winner, broke through the country music bubbleFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - You can never really guess what will happen at the Grammy Awards, but when Kacey Musgraves won for best country album Sunday night, that seemed fairly predictable. Altho...
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ECC Musical Theatre to stage 'Young Frankenstein'Feb 10, 2019 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its production of the Mel Brooks musical "Young Frankenstein" Friday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, March 3. Based on the...