Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Theater newsMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Kids Company Theatre for Children opened its musical version of "Alice in Wonderland" this week at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago. The o...
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'Wicked' headed over rainbowMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago company of "Wicked" -- a production that defied expectations to become the top-grossing and longest-running musical in Chicago history -- concludes its run a...
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On your Marx: He brings a diversity to his musicMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Mention the name Richard Marx and many people will recall his No. 1 radio hits. But to leave the connection at that would be unfair. Marx, a native of Highland Park perf...
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Usher's a daddy nowMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- For more than a decade, Usher's music has been the soundtrack to a player's lifestyle. From singing about casual sex when he was just 15 to detailing the dev...
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Revenge of the rock reunion tourMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Your favorite '90s band broke up? Fear not, they'll be back. Seventies and '80s bands, too. And if not this year, maybe next. This summer's concert calend...
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Boy band creator sentenced to 25 years in prisonMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Lou Pearlman, the man who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for engineering a decades-long ...
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3 Doors Down energetic, somewhat cliche on CDMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Fist-pumping arena rock is a favorite target for critics, who remain somewhat baffled as to why these bands continue to fill major venues and play upward of 300 shows a ...
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Scarlett Johansson should keep her day jobMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Memo to lovely, young actresses: Just because you're a performer who looks beautiful on camera does not mean you can sing. Do not be fooled into releasing a record. Seri...
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Muti deal shows it's never wise to settleMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - If there is a lesson to be learned from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's just-completed music director search, it's to never settle for less than the best. That's how th...
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Theater newsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Before the music died Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook examines the life of one of rock 'n' roll's seminal figures in "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story," about the singer/songwr...