Obituaries
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Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91
Nov 27, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhyme...
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Don Shondell, longtime BSU men's volleyball coach, dies
Nov 27, 2021 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Don Shondell, who led the Ball State men's volleyball team to 13 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at age 92. The university announced that Shon...
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Former Libertyville, Hoffman Estates police chief diesNov 27, 2021 12:00 am - Clint Herdegen was still a patrolman at heart when he led the Hoffman Estates police department for more than a decade. "He wasn't a stuck-in-the-office type of guy," Ma...
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Barbra Streisand, Lea Salonga, more mourn Stephen Sondheim
Nov 26, 2021 6:00 am - Tributes quickly flooded social media following the death of Stephen Sondheim as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theater: 'œRest In Peace, Stephen S...
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Perfectionist. Genius. Icon. That was Stephen Sondheim
Nov 26, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In 2010, the year he turned 80, Stephen Sondheim had to endure a public fuss when a Broadway theater was being renamed in his honor. At a ceremony outsid...
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How Chicago-area theaters gave Stephen Sondheim musicals a boostNov 26, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago arts institutions played an important part in the development of two musicals by Stephen Sondheim. And the American theater legend who died Friday at age 91 also...
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Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91
Nov 26, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyr...
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Art critic Dave Hickey, known for book 'Air Guitar', dies
Nov 25, 2021 6:00 am - Dave Hickey, a prominent American art critic whose essays covered topics ranging from Siegfried & Roy to Norman Rockwell, has died. His books, including 'œThe Invisible ...
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Subway sandwich chain co-founder Peter Buck dies at 90
Nov 24, 2021 6:00 am - DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - Peter Buck, whose $1,000 investment in a family friend's Connecticut sandwich shop in 1965 provided the genesis for what is now the world's largest...
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Joanne Shenandoah, celebrated Native American singer, dies
Nov 23, 2021 6:00 am - Joanne Shenandoah, the celebrated Native American singer-songwriter who performed before world leaders and on high-profile stages, has died. She was 63. The Native Ameri...