Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Jamaica's Luciano charged with harboring fugitiveMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican police say they have charged reggae singer Luciano with harboring a fugitive who shot and wounded three patrolmen while holed up inside the...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with synthsMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - "It's Blitz!," the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third full-length album, follows up from the punkish stylings of 2003's "Fever to Tell" and 2006's meaty rock "Show Your Bones" with ...
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PJ Harvey, John Parish thrill on CDMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - She's a mysterious banshee, he's a lo-fi genius, and together they make beautiful, if frightening, music. PJ Harvey and her longtime collaborator John Parish met back in...
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Brilliant energy balances humanity in stage version of 'Poppins'Mar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Excited doesn't begin to describe the audience for the opening of the long-awaited "Mary Poppins" national tour Wednesday at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Exhilarated is ...
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What's new and notable on stageMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Kids Co. at Metropolis The Chicago Kids Company brings its musical production of "Cinderella" to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for a brief run. The show ...
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'Quiet Man Tales' an affectionate portrait of rural IrelandMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Titles matter. Had co-writers and producers Frank Mahon and Milissa Pacelli called their new play "Green Rushes," it might have gone unnoticed except by fans of Irish wr...
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ESO tunes up for tough economic timesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - To avoid the financial pitfalls experienced by many symphony orchestras throughout the United States, the Elgin Symphony is being proactive during the economic slowdown....
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Weygandt gets another taste of comedy in 'Dinner'Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The last time we saw Gene Weygandt of Park Ridge he was playing the Wizard of Oz in the long-running musical "Wicked." Now he has stepped into a lighter role, the harrie...
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Pop, country singer Dan Seals dies of cancerMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Dan Seals, who was England Dan in the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley and later had a successful country career, has died of complication...
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Meloy's fancies turn to opera with DecemberistsMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas -- After Colin Meloy and his Oregon band, the Decemberists, completed the first performance of their new 17-song "folk opera," ''The Hazards of Love," Melo...