Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Underwood, Chesney, Swift among CMA nomineesSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE -- Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday, receiving seven, includin...
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'Fast Times at Barrington High' on the bland sideSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - When a band starts strong and gets better by growing in leaps and bounds, what in the world would possess it to take a massive step backward in development? But that's e...
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'Heroes and Villians' not quite a super taleSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At first glance, Daniel Janoff's play "Heroes and Villains" recalls TV's "Northern Exposure," that whimsical ode to tolerance centered on the culture clash that results ...
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'M*A*S*H' star blessed to be playing a clergyman - againSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - William Christopher, best known for playing the role of Father Mulcahy for 11 seasons on the popular 1970s-80s television series "M*A*S*H," will again take on the role o...
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Oasis postpones concert after Gallagher assaultedSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON, Ontario -- British band Oasis has postponed its concert in London, Ontario, after a fan attacked and injured guitarist Noel Gallagher. A statement on the band's ...
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Metallica re-energized on new CDSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Believe it or not, Metallica is very far from dead. Chipping its teeth on the punishing thrash it helped give birth to, Metallica regresses in the best way on the highly...
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Brand blunt, off-color as MTV Video Music Award hostSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Russell Brand seemed a little out of place as the host at the MTV Video Music Awards. Not because he's British or relatively unknown in America, as most of the chatter w...
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Jessica Simpson goes country on CDSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Jessica Simpson's jump from pop to country music may seem calculated to save her music career, but the Texas native says she grew up a country fan. Still, no one expecte...
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'Threepenny' matches tenor of the times, but needs a little more pitchSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Hypocrites couldn't have made a more appropriate choice for their first musical than "The Threepenny Opera." Inspired by John Gay's 18th-century satire, "The Beggar'...
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Ravinia patron charged after fight injures oneSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A disagreement over seating led to a fight Saturday at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. Anthony Delgado, 40, of the 7400 block of North Oriole Avenue in Chicago, w...