Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Meet the reason Akon can pretty much retireFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Sure, Akon has a new album coming out this year. But thanks to Lady Gaga, he doesn't really need it -- financially at least. "She's pretty much retired me...
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Putting on the dog: '101 Dalmatians' a tail-wagging good timeFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Cruella De Vil did it again: She stole the show. Well, she wasn't the only one stealing scenes. So did 15 live Dalmatians, especially during the final few minutes of "Th...
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Britain's National Trust may save Abbey Road studiosFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- The National Trust could buy and preserve the Abbey Road studios where the Beatles recorded many of their classics after an outpouring of public concern over i...
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New Sade CD goes gold in first weekFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An army of fans -- more than 500,000 of them -- went out to support Sade's latest CD, "Soldier of Love," giving the group their first No. 1 disc in 20 years....
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Noble Fool 's 'Over theTavern' needs more family timeFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - A heavy dose of nostalgia is what undoubtedly spurs a chorus of audience laughter for Tom Dudzick's "Over the Tavern." This 1994 comic drama will resonate particularly w...
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Raitt, Brooks picked for Blues Hall of FameFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, Chicago bluesman Lonnie Brooks and Charlie Musselwhite are among the artists selected to be inducted into the Blues Ha...
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Strong cast, witty dialogue keep 'Love Song' in tuneFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - As love songs go, John Kolvenbach's "Love Song" - currently running at the Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at the College of DuPage - is a very odd one indeed. But, at times, i...
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Mt. Prospect native makes it to top 24 on 'American Idol'Feb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Despite some stinging words from judge Simon Cowell, Mount Prospect native Lee DeWyze was one of seven members of the Top 24 that "American Idol" revealed Tuesday night....
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Palatine HS show choir has busy springFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Fresh off the group's visit and performance at the White House, it's competition season for Palatine High School's show choir, Forte. The group of singers, dancers and c...
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Hard-up EMI seeks buyer for famed Abbey Road studiosFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- The long and winding road of Beatles history has taken a new twist. Cash-strapped music company EMI Group Ltd. is seeking a buyer for Abbey Road, the London st...