Articles filed under Performing Arts
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A contemporary 'Midsummer' at NWRTOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Like she did with last season's "Hamlet Remix'd," director Jean Gottlieb puts a contemporary spin on Shakespeare's romantic romp, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at New Worl...
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Another memento from Shea Stadium: Clash tapesOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Now that Shea Stadium is closed for business, New York Mets fans are able to buy mementos from the venue that housed the 1969 "Miracle Mets" and an improbabl...
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Cartoonish 'All Shook Up' sanitizes the sex, swagger of rock 'n' rollOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Marriott Theatre's "All Shook Up" almost has it all. The entire cast is energetic and super-talented, Marc Robin's choreography and direction is peppy, and the productio...
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Lyric Opera offers a real gem in 'The Pearl Fishers'Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When one thinks of the French composer Georges Bizet, the first reaction, of course, is "Carmen," the opera that came late in his life and exploded in popularity in the ...
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Tubes to perform in ElginOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Tubes peaked too early for MTV, where their knack for risque media satire could have caused some major controversy. Instead, they remain a cult favorite, as much for...
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Natalie Cole at home in L.A.Oct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Natalie Cole, who suffers from hepatitis C, is resting at her Los Angeles home after being released from the hospital earlier this week, Cole's representativ...
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Vedder's Cub song goes "All the Way"Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Ernie Banks and Eddie Vedder were talking. The conversation is rumored to have taken place last year at the Cubs fantasy camp, which Vedder regularly attends. That's whe...
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Barrington drummer in Goodman's orchestraOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington-based drummer Billy Shaffer has spent his career playing for various rock, country and swing bands, including a stint playing drums with the Jump 'N the Saddl...
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Hypocrites reinvent classic 'Our Town'Oct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Once in a thousand times it's interesting." Thornton Wilder's Stage Manager utters those words at the end of the second act of "Our Town" while presiding over the wedd...
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Steppenwolf brings a sort of clarity to Murakami's 'Kafka on the Shore'Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - No doubt about it: When a play or movie is based on a book, the new work should be able to stand on its own, whether or not it attempts to be faithful to the original te...