Articles filed under Performing Arts
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O'Brien's spoken-word recording to debut on SiriusAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Sirius XM satellite radio will debut a spoken-word recording by Conan O'Brien in which he riffs on the legend of Frankenstein. "And They Call Me Mad?",wi...
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The 'Real' deal: Signal sniffs out humor in sly 'Inspector Hound'Aug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - At one point during Tom Stoppard's "The Real Inspector Hound," a character inquires, "does this play know where it's going?" His question refers to the play-within-a-pla...
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Stone Poneys' Kenny Edwards dead at 64Aug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Kenny Edwards, an original member of the Stone Poneys country-rock band and longtime collaborator with singer-songwriters Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff,...
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Drury Lane's 'Hot Mikado' full of sizzling swingAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - You might think that Gilbert and Sullivan purists would be horrified at "Hot Mikado," a jazzy 1940s-style updating of the British duo's endearing 1885 operetta "The Mika...
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DeWyze album out in NovemberAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze's debut album will be released on Nov. 16, 19 Recordings/RCA Records announced on Thursday. DeWyze, the winner of this season's "American Idol" competition, h...
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Judge dismisses promoters' lawsuit against JacksonAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by a concert promoter against the late Michael Jackson over a failed reunion concert. U.S...
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Local auditionsAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - • The New Classic Singers has auditions by appointment only for its 36-member ensemble in August. Call (630) 942-2552 or e-mail lrk@newclassicsingers.org. • The Schaumbu...
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LaMontagne CD one of the year's bestAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - It's rare that a musician comes along as poignant as Ray LaMontagne. He is America's own troubled troubadour and his latest album, "God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise," ...
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Bolingbrook comic returns to headline at ZaniesAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Local comic returns A few short years after he graduated from Bolingbrook High School, Lenny Schmidt was performing at Hollywood's Comedy Store. He returned to st...
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Edgy alt-country at Schuba'sAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Edgy alt-country Canadian rockers the Sadies bring their distinctive mix of alt-country and hard-edge psychedelic rock to Chicago this weekend. This band offers l...