Articles filed under Performing Arts
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The new British invasionMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Singer Duffy sits next to a clear blue swimming pool on a hotel rooftop patio, the sun setting behind her blond bouffant. She takes a sip of he...
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'In the Heights' heads list of 2008 Tony nomineesMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "In the Heights," a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show. A lush, lavish r...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater wins regional theater Tony AwardMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater has its roots in a 1986 production of "Henry V" performed on a pub's rooftop deck. On Tuesday, the company was named the recipient of the 200...
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'Osage County' gets 7 Tony nominationsMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The folks at Steppenwolf Theatre had to figure their chances of earning Tony Award nominations for the much-heralded dysfunctional family drama "August: Osage County" we...
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Brilliant 'Osage County' uncomfortably realMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Originally published Friday, July 13, 2007. "All happy families are alike," wrote Leo Tolstoy in his introduction to "Anna Karenina." "Each unhappy family is unhapp...
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Obama leads in delegates ... and songwriters?May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the best campaign soundtrack long ago -- no superdelegate...
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Meet Neil Young, arachnidMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- You can call Neil Young the new spiderman. A biologist has named a newly discovered trapdoor spider after rock star Neil Young: Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi...
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Retro-soul ingenue Duffy shows promise on her debut albumMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Duffy's debut album could slip in between Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield on a collector's shelf, but the 23-year-old pop-soul ingenue says she developed her sound ...
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Music Review: Death Cab For Cutie take dramatic leapMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Making the jump from an indie label to a major one can spell disaster, and many a fan heralded the demise of Death Cab For Cutie after their unfairly criticized Atlantic...
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Talking Head will make building singMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument. State officials say Byrne will create a...