Articles filed under Performing Arts
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New and notable on stageSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Scary tale Maintaining the tradition it established several years ago with its seasonally appropriate "The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe," First Folio Theatre opens its 200...
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In short, 'Sleuth' worth seeingSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Theater lovers pressed for time will be glad to know this review of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's "Sleuth" won't take long to read. Not because the Glen Ellyn company's pro...
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Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra revive the 1920s in AuroraSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - With his slicked-back hair, arched eyebrows and string-bean frame filling out an elegant white-tie tuxedo, singer Max Raabe looks like he just stepped out of a Fred Asta...
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Frito-Lay rejoices as Phish gets band back togetherSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Phish will swim again. The Vermont-bred jam band, which disbanded in 2004, announced Wednesday it's reuniting for three dates next March in Hampton, V...
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Publicist says Janet Jackson is hospitalizedSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ A representative for Janet Jackson says the singer has been hospitalized after falling ill shortly before a concert. According to statement released by W&W P...
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Tina Turner coming to Allstate, UCSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Soul royalty comes to town for three shows spanning Turner's entire career. She's supporting the new "Tina! Her Greatest Hits," another one of those compilations featuri...
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Muti says he's no dictatorSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- At La Scala, he rankled musicians and clashed with management, personifying at least to some the stereotype of the megalomaniac maestro. Soon off to Chicago an...
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Ani DiFranco relaxes on new albumSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - For a woman on a mission with the reputation for angry, Ani DiFranco has finally sat herself down and taken a deep breath. On her first album in two years, DiFranco refl...
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Dessay, Kaufmann bring 'Manon' to life at Lyric Opera'Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago picked the ideal vehicle to open its 2008-09 season Saturday night: Jules Massenet's "Manon," a showpiece for great singing, acting, dancing and s...
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Jennifer Hudson's CD is impressiveSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - With her Oscar-winning performance in "Dreamgirls" and roles in movies like "Sex and the City" and the upcoming "The Secret Life of Bees," Jennifer Hudson's singing care...