Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Beck returns with sullen words on CDJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1994, Beck was a baby-faced 24-year-old riding into the sun on the coattails of his tongue-in-cheek funk anthem "Loser." He's now a father of two, a husband and neari...
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CSO begins summer residency at RaviniaJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Today you can enjoy the Independence Day holiday at home with family and friends, because it's the one scheduled "dark day" at the Ravinia Festival this summer. That mea...
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Letts' 'Donuts' a solid successor to 'August'Jul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Critics who had sharpened their knives in anticipation of Tracy Letts' "Superior Donuts" will have to sheath their blades. More intimate than its predecessor - the wide...
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Mickey Hart: Unity, healing through the beatJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Drummers are expected to focus on rhythm, but Mickey Hart's dedication cannot be compared to that of your average skin brasher. For him, rhythm is seemingly inseparable ...
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'Ain't Misbehavin'' revival happily fills Goodman stageJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Go big or go home. Director Chuck Smith clearly had that adage in mind when he staged Goodman Theatre's revival of "Ain't Misbehavin'," the tribute to iconic jazz compos...
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'Wonka' coming to Navy PierJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Another 'Ado' Nick Sandys and Melissa Carlson play the witty, would-be lovers in First Folio Shakespeare Festival's production of Shakespeare's delicious comedy "Much Ad...
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New Beck, Melvins worth hearingJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Beck "Modern Guilt": The most anticipated new release of the week, Beck comes through with moody beats and jangly pop undertones; low, ominous vocals and "ooo/ahh" backu...
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Birdsong Valentine capitalizes on its hard-edged screamJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to believe Chicago's A Birdsong Valentine formed two years ago without the thing that's become known among fans -- or at least, within the band -- as "the Bria...
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Canceled suburban 'Ragtime' shows will go onJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The once-silenced sounds of the musical "Ragtime" will be heard in Wilmette after all-albeit indoors. Cast and crew members of a canceled Wilmette Park District producti...
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'The Fly' opera is buzz of Paris seasonJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Be afraid, be very afraid: David Cronenberg's 1986 horror flick, "The Fly," has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis. It's now an opera. The new incarnation, with ...