Articles filed under Performing Arts
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DeWyze takes a risk, but welcomes criticismMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Lee DeWyze didn't blow the American Idol judges away on Wednesday, but he may just have sung his way into the next round. The Mount Prospect native preformed "Fireflies"...
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'Billy Elliot' makes the leap from Broadway to ChicagoMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - When "Billy Elliot" made le grande jeté from cinema to stage five years ago, it landed exactly where it belongs. So says director Stephen Daldry, who insists the story ...
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Schaumburg native helps bring 'Evolution/Creation' to lifeMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - By day (and some evenings) Kerrie Korzatkowski runs her own business, a theater and dance studio called Forevermore. By night (and some weekends) she does choreography f...
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Gary Allan reveals pain on new CDMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Gary Allan, "Get Off on the Pain" (MCA Nashville) Many modern Nashville artists cop the macho swagger of the outlaw movement of country music's past, but few reme...
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Gorillaz are back - to the 'Beach'Mar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Gorillaz, "Plastic Beach," (Virgin) After five silent years, the 2-D virtual ensemble giants, Gorillaz, are back. Following 2005's "Demon Days," they return - ...
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Bluesman Brooks to play Elgin RoadhouseMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Ronnie Baker Brooks, son of Chicago blues icon Lonnie Brooks, has carved out an acclaimed solo career after spending years in his father's band. He plays in the suburbs ...
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Dot Dot Dot succeeding on its own termsMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Dot Dot Dot, a synth-pop band with roots in the suburbs, could be the ultimate 21st century rock 'n' roll story. The band first generated buzz after making the finals of...
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Rouse relies on broad palette on 'El Turista'Mar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Josh Rouse, "El Turista" (Yep Roc) Josh Rouse sings South American songs on "El Turista," yet his Great Plains roots remain evident. "I want to see some green; ge...
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Grammy-winning 'Slumdog' music star coming to Sears CentreMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Most know him as the Oscar- and Grammy-award winner lauded for the soundtrack to "Slumdog Millionaire." A.R. Rahman will perform his award-winning hits on June 18 at the...
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Chieftains offer fusion at its finestMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The Chieftains Featuring Ry Cooder, "San Patricio" (Hear Music) "Riverdance" visits the Rio Grande on "San Patricio," an unlikely but likable merger of music from...