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The Peoria-based roots pop band Way Down Wanderers brings its 10th anniversary tour to Bloomington's Castle Theatre on Dec. 16. In the last decade, the group has put out three albums and a couple EPs, hit nearly every state in the U.S. and played in Canada and the U.K.
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We don't usually think of the "Sound of Music" as a dark story. But a new production by MIOpera focuses on us-versus-them situations in the classic musical showing June 24-26 at the Astroth Center auditorium at Heartland Community College.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a horrific echo of the Holocaust, according to the director of the new production from Heartland Theatre Company.
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Punk rock and Elizabethan poetry might not seem like a natural combination. But Illinois Wesleyan University makes it work in a new production of the musical, "Head Over Heels," streaming Friday through Sunday.
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Datebook"The Barber of Seville" has been popular for 300 years give or take. The play was in 1775. Mozart did it and then Rossini did it in 1814. Now, MIOpera is doing it in Bloomington-Normal on Aug. 7 at Heartland Community College's Astroth auditorium.
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After the atrocities against people of color in 2020, Chicago-based experimental sound artist Allen Moore wanted to find a way to mark the moment.“I think…
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Datebook"The show must go on" is one of the most repeated phrases in theatre, whether you're directing on Broadway or a children's production.But for Jackie…
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DatebookArtist Katie Bell stood smiling among the collection of materials she’d gathered around town for her exhibition at University Galleries. It looks like a…
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DatebookIt was a dark and stormy night. The rain dripped into my glass of gin, dampening my spirits. Then suddenly, out of the shadows, he was there – Bruce…
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You can forget about that Peeps-toting bunny. The rabbit to watch this season is one you can’t even see. Or can you? The Illinois State University School…