Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best bets: Gospel Fest, Ron White at the Rosemont, plenty o' choral musicJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Rise and sing! Catch more than 50 gospel music performances over the course of the weekend during the annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park, near Colum...
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Kolack plays his cards right with role in 'Odd Couple'Jun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Downers Grove resident Greg Kolack has made his living in theater since he was 19, working in every conceivable position on or offstage. "I have done make up," Kolack s...
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Temptations singer Ali-Ollie Woodson dies at 58May 31, 2010 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and '90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs inc...
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Fans gather to remember Ronnie James DioMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The mammoth service for fiery frontman Ronnie James Dio was more akin to a spirited rock concert than a dreary funeral. With chants of "Dio, Dio, Dio," he...
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'Avenue Q' keeps character based on Gary ColemanMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An award-winning play that features a character based on Gary Coleman is planning to keep that character, even after the actor's death. The creative team beh...
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Violist brought top musicians to the Northwest suburbsMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Jan Paul Varney ~ 1946-2010
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Janelle Monae refuses to play it safeMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - If you're going to a Janelle Monae performance, be prepared to get up and dance. Even if the music doesn't move you - and it most likely will - her agents will plot to g...
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Bar profits from Hawks stellar performanceMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - This last month, suburban residents have seen the impact sports and entertainment can have on local businesses. First it was "American Idol" star Lee DeWyze. His concer...
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Janus Theatre to showcase playettes at Elgin festivalMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre showcases 10 playlettes (running 10 minutes or less) by writer Theresa Rebeck during its first short play festival running this weekend at the Elgin Art Sh...
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'Dixie Swim Club' sinks in shallow watersMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - There's no denying the target demographic of the comedy "Dixie Swim Club," now in production at Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles. It's for anyone who loves the genres o...