Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Lady Gaga goes on Oprah after concert canceledJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Pop star Lady Gaga performed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" -- a day after calling off a concert at Purdue University because of an undisclosed illness. The singer showed n...
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Steel Beam's 'Rabbit Hole' could dig a little deeperJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - A lot of critics have taken David Lindsay-Abaire's 2006 drama "Rabbit Hole" to task for having too much of a "TV Movie of the Week" feel about it. And when compared with...
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Tennis injury drives Aurora teen to the theaterJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - At 16, most teenagers aspire to little more than a driver's license, something to go driving in, and, maybe, a decent SAT score. Maybe. Teen actor Bubba Weiler of Auror...
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Production solid, but only so much can be done with 'Funny Girl'Jan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - There's a reason why "Funny Girl" - the fictionalized account of the ascent of comedienne, singer and Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice - doesn't get many revivals. And ...
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R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass dies of cancer at 59Jan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has d...
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Matt Morris parlays Disney contacts for new CDJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and others went on to pop stardom after appearing on "The All New Mickey Mouse Club" as kids. Co-star Matt Morris just wa...
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Country punk Waco Brothers to play Martyr'sJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The Waco Brothers, a Chicago-based country-punk outfit led by the indefatigable Jon Langford, are one of the best live acts around. If you haven't seen them yet, run, do...
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Grammy nods sweet reward for Dave Matthews Band after tragedyJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Although the Dave Matthews Band's many achievements include a Grammy Award, getting a trophy has never been the focus of the group, which has blazed an indep...
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Court OKs Internet music sales lawsuitJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court revived an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday that accuses major record labels controlling 80 percent of U.S. digital music sales of schemin...
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Audiences still adore 'Jersey Boy' IngersollJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Michael Ingersoll's not saying "Bye Bye Baby" to the Chicago area yet. Although "Jersey Boys," where Ingersoll has been performing as Nick Massi for more than two years...