Performing Arts
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Actor Robert Englund reflects on 30 years as 'Nightmare' killerOct 21, 2013 12:00 pm - Halloween just isn't the same around Robert Englund's house - not since the neighborhood kids left a huge wax claw on his walkway. "It took me about six months to clea...
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Short & Sweet Theater ReviewsOct 21, 2013 8:00 am - Broadway in Chicago and Daily Herald Media Group have partnered to offer theater reviews from the audience perspective through a new amateur theater critic program calle...
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Short & Sweet critic reviews OnceOct 21, 2013 8:00 am - Local critic, Michael Roberts, reviews Once the Musical
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Diahann Carroll: Quick-witted honoreeOct 21, 2013 6:53 am - LOS ANGELES — At 78-years-old Diahann Carroll keeps a sense of humor. “I don’t think I realize what the passage of time really means until people talk about things that ...
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Carol Burnett receives top U.S. humor prize in D.C.Oct 21, 2013 6:51 am - WASHINGTON — When Carol Burnett launched her namesake variety show in the 1960s, one TV executive told her the genre was “a man’s game.” She proved him wrong with an 11-...
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Muse gets unsettlingly close in new concert filmOct 21, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Muse frontman Matt Bellamy had to be more than just camera-ready for “Muse – Live at Rome Olympic Stadium.” The British rock band’s new concert film w...
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Chicago improv vets take on '50 Shades of Grey'Oct 21, 2013 6:00 am - If it hadn't been for an Evanston entrepreneur catching a news report about hardware stores experiencing rope shortages resulting from the popularity of the best-selling...
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McCreery finds his voice on post-'Idol' albumOct 20, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Scotty McCreery rode his 2011 “American Idol” win to a platinum album and several new artist awards. With his second album, “See You Tonight,” McCree...
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A simple approach works for Elton John's latestOct 20, 2013 6:00 am - A step back in time proved to be a forward-looking move for Elton John. Upon the suggestion of producer T Bone Burnett, the 66-year-old singer reverted to a musical form...
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How YOU can be a theater criticOct 19, 2013 11:00 pm - So, you've always wanted to be a theater critic? The Daily Herald and Broadway in Chicago are partnering to offer readers a chance to experience what it's like to atten...