Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Letting the art happen: Elgin Fringe festival celebrates 5 yearsSep 15, 2018 1:00 am - Whatever happens, happens. That was the motto Elgin Fringe Festival co-founders Sean Hargadon and Erin Rehberg embraced when they established the performance and visual ...
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Theater review: Drury Lane's well-cast 'Little Shop of Horrors' is plant food for thoughtSep 14, 2018 4:00 pm - "Little Shop of Horrors" - ★ ★ ★ ½ When it comes to musical comedy camp, "Little Shop of Horrors" is a masterpiece. Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace allows the br...
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5 fun ideas for this weekend in the suburbsSep 14, 2018 10:30 am - There are lots of big names appearing in the suburbs this weekend, including Tony Danza, Tracy Morgan, Kim Fields and more. Here are five ideas for fun events; see daily...
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Ringo! Ex-Beatles drummer plays at Radio City Music HallSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's the season for Beatles in New York City. Within a week of Paul McCartney playing a surprise show at Grand Central Station, Ringo Starr followed a mo...
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Vulnerability key to country singer Brett Young's breakoutSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - "In Case You Didn't Know," a love ballad by country singer Brett Young, has been added to a lot of wedding playlists since it came out in 2017, b...
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Weekend picks: Buddy Guy brings the blues to Arcada TheatreSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Blues legend Kennedy Center honoree Buddy Guy returns with special guest Quinn Sullivan to perform a blues concert at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $...
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Theater events: Pat McGann headlines comedy show at the MetropolisSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Monologist Roberta Miles brings her adults-only solo shows “I Want a Banana and Other Desperate Love Stories” and “Cracked: Surviving My Life” to the Prop Thtr, 3502 N....
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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...