Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Review: Willie Nile delivers depth, danceable defianceJul 26, 2018 7:00 am - Willie Nile, "Children of Paradise" (River House Records) "I wanna be a painting; I don't wanna be a sketch." Willie Nile, who embraces this noble objective in the song ...
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10 hot tickets: Marc Anthony, Crystal Bowersox and Mannheim Steamroller on sale this weekJul 26, 2018 6:00 am - “Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster”: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago: stories from Major League Baseball legends to benefit CPS ...
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Palatine youth theater camp performs 'The Little Mermaid Jr.'Jul 26, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine Park District's youth theater camp will present Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr. " today and Saturday, July 28, at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. W...
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Love to sing? Try singing with an orchestra!Jul 25, 2018 11:00 pm - Become a better singer and experience the thrill of performing with a full professional orchestra. Audition for Elmhurst Choral Union's 2018-19 season, featuring Handel'...
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Stripped-down revival of 'The Color Purple' retains powerful messageJul 25, 2018 11:45 am - “The Color Purple” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's too bad that Broadway in Chicago couldn't have booked the national tour of “The Color Purple” into a smaller venue than the 3,875-seat ...
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Sound check: Nine Days plays Elbo Room FridayJul 25, 2018 9:30 am - Nine Days at Elbo Room This is the story of a band. But it's about a whole lot more than just a jangly pop hit from 18 years ago. After three albums, the Long Island alt...
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Metropolis' tuneful 'Beehive' sweet as cotton candy and just as fillingJul 25, 2018 8:00 am - “Beehive” - ★ ★ ½ If there is an ideal time for a revival of “Beehive: The 60's Musical,” that time is summer. A frothy homage to 1960s girl groups and female solo artis...
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Review: Boz Scaggs revisits influences on 'Out of the Blues'Jul 25, 2018 7:00 am - Boz Scaggs, "Out of the Blues" (Concord Records) Sometimes with more gloss, at times with more grit, but always with great feeling, Boz Scaggs has kept some form of the ...
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Laferte and Moreno to pay tribute to Selena, and immigrantsJul 25, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The music of Selena will be used to entertain and educate during a free concert that is in part designed to raise awareness about the plight of undocumen...
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Is REO Speedwagon Illinois' greatest band? Voters say yes.Jul 25, 2018 1:00 am - I can't fight the feeling that something is amiss here. Sure, I'm a fan of REO Speedwagon. Just the other day on my morning walk, I played 1977's Platinum-selling "You G...