Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Review: Chrissie Hynde revives Pretenders on soulful 'Alone'Oct 20, 2016 7:00 am - The Pretenders, "Alone" (BMG) Chrissie Hynde reverts to her Pretenders moniker on "Alone," a soulful production helmed by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and starring her t...
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Let's do the time warp again! Rocky Horror remake rocksOct 20, 2016 7:00 am - Various Artists "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" soundtrack (Lou Adler's Ode Sounds & Visuals) Let's do the time warp again! More than 40 years after one of the great cul...
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How Naperville native scored a top opera awardOct 20, 2016 6:00 am - The award has been called the “Heisman Trophy for singers,” and Naperville native Tamara Wilson has won it. Wilson, a 34-year-old opera singer, will be recognized for wi...
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'Hamilton' triumphs in its Chicago premiereOct 19, 2016 11:00 pm - If art can help heal a fractured nation, “Hamilton” might be the tonic for our time. And what a magnificent tonic it is. Lin-Manuel Miranda's impassioned, energetic mus...
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Review: The kids are not alright in play 'Love, Love, Love'Oct 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The social, economic and emotional legacy of post-World War II baby boomers certainly hasn't lived up to the 1960s optimism of a youth movement that thou...
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Garth Brooks joins Amazon's streaming serviceOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A week after launching its paid streaming music service, Amazon announced a deal with one of streaming music's biggest holdouts: country supersta...
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Female singers rock the CMT Artists of the YearOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country singers Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini honored each other and celebrated their shared successes at the CMT Artists o...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes StoreOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending October 13, 2016: Top Songs 1. Closer (feat. Halsey), The Chainsmokers 2. 24K Magic, Bruno Mars 3. Starboy (feat. Daft ...
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Weekend picks: Skate America glides to Sears CentreOct 19, 2016 6:00 am - Skating stars Cheer on 60 of the world's top skaters at the three-day 2016 Progressive Skate America this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway,...
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ECC Theatre to put on 'Steel Magnolias' Nov. 4-13Oct 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College Theatre's fall production of "Steel Magnolias" will be held Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 13. The production of Robert Harling's classic c...