Articles filed under Performing Arts
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The Interiors back on track after injury delayed debut albumJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Last spring, life was good for Chicago's The Interiors. The rock trio had finished recording much of their self-titled album, and they'd just inked a deal with Michigan ...
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Get the feel of the baton at 'Virtual Maestro'Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Many classical music devotees have a secret dream: they want to stand in front of a symphony orchestra with a baton, conducting great works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms ...
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'Ad-rap-tation' adds plenty of funk to Bard's 'Much Ado'Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater plays it straight with its namesake's plays. Under artistic director Barbara Gaines, productions at CST, winner of the 2008 Regional Theatre ...
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Smoking ban snuffs out cigarettes in playJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's smoking ban has forced the cast of "Jersey Boys" to snuff out their cigarettes. Smoking was the norm in the 1950s and 60s when the play about Frankie Valli and...
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Nickelback signs with Live NationJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Live Nation Inc., the world's biggest concert promoter, signed rock band Nickelback to a long-term agreement involving recorded music, tours and merchandise. The shares ...
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New playwright finds audience this summerJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - For many theater people, summer is traditionally a slow time, but for David Alex, a rising, not-so-young Chicago playwright, this summer turns out to be a time of unusua...
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Ringo Starr celebrates 68th in ChicagoJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Ringo Starr celebrated his 68th birthday in Chicago giving out messages of peace and love, along with dessert, at the Hard Rock Hotel on the city's Michigan Avenue. Fans...
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Mayweather Jr. tosses out cash at Lil Jon showJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Recently retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made it rain cash in Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids Press reports Mayweather got on stage early Su...
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Did you hear about the ABBA reunion tour? There isn't oneJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Despite the astonishing success of the stage musical "Mamma Mia!," ABBA has ruled out any reunion tour. Songwriters Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of the Sw...
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Willie Nelson teams with MarsalisJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a newcomer to the jazz scene by the name of Willie Nelson. Prediction: He's going to be big. "Two Men with the Blues" features Wynton Marsalis and his quartet wi...