Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Shrek' musical still seeking fairy tale endingJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Happy endings finish off most children's fairy tales, even ones that poke fun at the genre like DreamWorks' film "Shrek" and its three subsequent sequels. Yet the endin...
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Blane Fonda to play at North Central CollegeJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Blane Fonda, a power-pop band featuring members who hail from Chicago's suburbs (St. Charles, Naperville and Wheeling), will be part of the first summer concert to be he...
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R&B singer strives to recapture limelight with 'Sellout'Jul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Macy Gray tried - and failed - to get the hottest producers to work on her new album. But she says getting dissed by today's hitmakers actually made her CD better. "My a...
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Best bets: Louie Anderson, 'Idol' Allen, Kane Co. FairJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Laugh with Louie Zanies presents celebrity funny man Louie Anderson ("Life with Louie," "Family Feud") for a special stand-up comedy engagement this Saturday at P...
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Men at Work ordered to pay 5 percent for lifting riffJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Men at Work, the Australian band that won a Grammy award in 1983, must pay 5 percent of the royalties collected on their hit "Down Under" for having used a flute riff fr...
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Pheasant Run unveils summer mainstage lineupJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, heats up with national and local touring acts during Noble Fool Theatricals' 2010 summer season.Performance...
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Cheap stuff: Taste of Lombard, turtle races, ice cream socialJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 and under Taste of Lombard Sample a wide variety of fare at the annual Taste of Lombard festival. Activities for guests of all ages include a car...
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Drake postpones European tour due to mom's surgeryJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK --- Drake is postponing his 10-city European tour because his mother is undergoing surgery. The 23-year-old rapper says in a statement that he wants to support ...
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Dad's death and daughter's birth led Jack Johnson 'To the Sea'Jul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - When Jack Johnson came off a tour with tales about life on the road, his father wasn't interested in hearing about the celebrities he'd met or the fancy rock-star perks....
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Storefront Shakespeare performs first shows in GenevaJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Turning a dream into reality can take a lot of sweat and greasepaint. Just ask Nora Manca, president and artistic director of Storefront Shakespeare, a new theater comp...