Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Theater review: Marriott Theatre's super 'Sweet Charity' has perfect rhythmSep 14, 2018 3:00 am - “Sweet Charity” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “The rhythm of life is a powerful beat, puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet.” Behold the words of Daddy Johann Sebastian B...
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Independent Players opens 41st season with 'The Guardsman'Sep 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Independent Players will open its 41st season with a very popular play entitled "The Guardsman" by Ferenc Molnar at the Elgin Art Showcase in the Professional Building, ...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble delivers laughs in dated farce 'The Dingdong'Sep 13, 2018 2:00 pm - “The Dingdong, or How the French Kiss” - ★ ★ ★ Silly fun abounds in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's bed-hopping, door-slamming sex farce “The Dingdong, or How the French Kiss...
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10 hot tickets: Cher, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Melissa Etheridge on sale this weekendSep 13, 2018 11:00 am - Jonathan Pie: 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago: comedy. $39.50. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14. (877) 987-6487 or jamusa.com. "Corn...
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Review: Low's 'Double Negative' doubles down on anguishSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - Low, "Double Negative" (Sub Pop) Do not adjust your set. Your amplifier or headphones are not suddenly broken. If you are listening to the vinyl release, the record play...
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PM&L Theatre presents 'Calendar Girls' through Sept. 23Sep 12, 2018 11:00 pm - Timothy Firth's comedic play "Calendar Girls," directed by Deane Jones, whose previous PML directing credits include "Young Frankenstein" and "Boeing Boeing," is now ope...
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Chicago-area acts Blood People, Beach Bunny ready to take the Riot Fest stageSep 12, 2018 12:00 pm - “We want to melt as much face as we can in the amount of time that we get!” With that, Aly Jados, lead singer of hard rock band Blood People, pretty much summed up the s...
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Paramount's 'Legally Blonde' musical makes a strong case for funSep 12, 2018 11:00 am - “Legally Blonde: The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ It's easy to underestimate a musical like “Legally Blonde,” the confection adapted from the 2001 film about Elle Woods, a perky, pr...
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A confident Elton John kicks off farewell tour with flairSep 12, 2018 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After 90 minutes of nonstop singing and piano playing - which had the audience on their feet and desperately waiting for more - Elton John returned t...
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Drake, Cardi B lead American Music Awards with 8 nods eachSep 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rap has easily dominated the pop charts and on streaming services in the last few years, and that's reflected at the 2018 American Music Awards. Drake an...