Articles filed under Performing Arts
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsOct 02, 2018 6:00 am - Stationary scares There are carnival rides, lots of merchants and opportunities to vote on your favorite display at the 33rd annual Scarecrow Festival. Activities and di...
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Theater spotlight: Tributes to Judy Garland, Harry Truman grace local stagesOct 02, 2018 6:00 am - 'Rain or Shine' Joseph Jefferson Award winner Angela Ingersoll brings her show "Judy Garland: Come Rain or Come Shine" to Evanston's Nichols Concert Hall as part of Musi...
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Christian band to lead worship in Judson chapelOct 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Judson University will soon welcome members of the Sons of Korah band to campus. The Australian Christian group, which uses the Book of Psalms as the basis of its music...
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Terrific 'Tootsie' triumphs as updated musical comedy for #MeToo eraOct 01, 2018 11:00 pm - “Tootsie” — ★ ★ ★ ½ The creative talents behind “Tootsie,” the Broadway-bound musical that opened Sunday at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, were as good as their...
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Beatles' process for making 'White Album' taxed producerOct 01, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Giles Martin says his father, producer George Martin, would wince whenever a fan would say that the "White Album" was their favorite Beatles' record. The...
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Post-Kevin Spacey, Old Vic 'guardians' fight workplace abuseOct 01, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A year after it became an unwilling focus for Britain's #MeToo movement, the Old Vic Theatre says it is trying to stamp out abuses of power in all workplac...
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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' tour brings sweet rewards for castOct 01, 2018 6:00 am - For Cary native Kevin Nietzel, returning to the Chicago area as part of the national tour of “Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has reminded him of his com...
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Plan ahead: Darrell Hammond, Gladys Knight and Tanya Tucker coming to suburbsOct 01, 2018 5:00 am - Live from New York Fans of “Saturday Night Live” won't want to miss veteran star and announcer Darrell Hammond perform standup in early November at two Zanies locations:...
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Genesee tickets on sale this week for 2 rock legends, 2 tribute bandsOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Two legendary rock bands and a pair of top tribute shows are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. Tommy James and the Shondells and the Grass Roots perform at 7:30...
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ESO to host an 'American Spectacular' salute to the 100th anniversary of the end of World War ISep 30, 2018 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will present "American Spectacular," a musical salute to America honoring the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, at 7:30 p.m. Frid...