Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Dirty Dancing' steps up to the stageOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Oh, Baby. It's been years since I've watched "Dirty Dancing," the 1987 hit film with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. But seeing the stage production - which makes its ...
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Actor brings energy to 'The Glass Menagerie'Oct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - On stage, Anthony Fleming III, currently appearing in Steppenwolf's production of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," has an edgy attitude, a smooth, urban swagge...
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AuditionsOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - • Village Players for Youth seeks singer/actors with strong operatic vocal skills for its annual production of Humperdinck's opera "Hansel and Gretel." Audition appointm...
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Challenging 'Lulu' remains a great storyOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In two weeks, Lulu will be back in town, in this case Austrian composer Alban Berg's mid-20th century opera "Lulu," coming to Lyric Opera of Chicago for just the second ...
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A new 'Mame' in townOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In comedy, timing is everything. In Drury Lane Oak Brook's production of "Mame," Alene Robertson's timing is so perfect, she almost steals the show. Almost. Robertson...
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Parts & Labor make noise beautifulOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Parts & Labor, "Receivers" (Jagjaguwar), To enjoy Parts & Labor, one must first be comfortable with noise. In the Brooklyn outfit's unique vision, evocative noise perva...
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Guns N' Roses to finally release 'Democracy' albumOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After years of delay, Guns N' Roses is finally releasing "Chinese Democracy." Geffen Records has announced that the band's eagerly awaited album will be rele...
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Drury Lane, Marriott share wealth at Jeff AwardsOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Drury Lane and Marriott, those twin titans of suburban musical theater, literally shared the wealth Monday at the 40th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremony recognizin...
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Soul singer Dee Dee Warwick dies in NJ at age 63Oct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Dee Dee Warwick, a soul singer who won recognition for both her solo work and her performances with her older sister Dionne Warwick, has died. She ...
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Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs dead at 72Oct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT _ Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose dynamic and emotive voice drove such Motown classics as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" and "Baby I Need Your Loving," died F...