Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Dark comedy one of brightest works of 2008Dec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Francis Guinan does his job with little fanfare. A Steppenwolf Theatre member for nearly 30 years who has worked steadily in television, doing one-shots on series like "...
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'Bowery Boys' serves up comfort food for the holidaysDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Outside Marriott Theatre, winter rages. Inside, spring dawns in the form of writer/director David H. Bell's sunny, exuberantly performed production of "The Bowery Boys,"...
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What's new at the theaterDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - • Bailiwick Repertory bids adieu to 2008 and to its longtime Belmont Avenue home with "Farewell 1229," featuring excerpts from musicals the company has produced there ov...
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Concert industry posts record year despite economyDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The stock market is in the tank, the plant is closing and the neighbor is losing his home ... the perfect time to go to a concert, by one measure. Th...
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Piven-less 'Speed-the-Plow' strugglesDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Business tumbled last week for the Broadway revival of "Speed-the-Plow," now without the services of Jeremy Piven who abruptly quit the show after saying he ...
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Boom in music video games helps original artistsDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "This song is dedicated to Debbie Harry," flinty-eyed Lisa Hsuan purrs into a microphone on the red-lit stage of Hyperion Tavern. It's a cozy dive where p...
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Go guideDec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Freebie! Holiday tour See a farmhouse decked in greens, and savor the aroma of holiday treats during the guided "1890s Christmas House Tour." Guests will strol...
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New album from U2 is on the 'Horizon'Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U2's new album, "No Line on the Horizon," will be released by Interscope Records on March 3. It's the Irish rock band's 12th studio album and their first rel...
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Holiday-themed improv in NapervilleDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville's Comedy Shrine augments its "Who's Line?" improv shows on Fridays and Saturdays with a holiday themed improv show Thursdays through January. Tickets range fr...
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Cops: McCready hospitalized after suicide attemptDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville police say country singer Mindy McCready has been hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt. A police report says McCready's brother ...