Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Sleepers, but keepersJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Too many CDs, too little time. By late December, a music critic's workspace, den, hallway, car and about every other living area is filled with CDs, begging at least one...
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Yvon soldiers on in Drury Lane's 'Goodbye Girl'Jan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Look up "grit" in the dictionary and you just might find a picture of Bernie Yvon, a Chicago-area performer who epitomizes "trouper." A nasty bout of laryngitis left Yv...
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Vienna taking another look at Korngold's forgotten worksJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart -- Korngold? Countless millions have at least heard of the classical masters associated with Vienna. Not only the titanic tr...
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Out & AboutJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Time is running out to see "Recent Works of Lambert Lucietto" at Bartlett's village hall, 228 S. Main St., Bartlett. This one-man show featuring Lucietto's creations in ...
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Worth the tripDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Color clash Gift Theatre begins its season with J.T. Rogers' "White People," in which three characters wrestle with racism. Ensemble members John Kelly Conolly and...
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Inventive storytelling, great acting defined top 2007 showsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Great writing (or in the case of musicals great composing), great directing and great acting are givens when determining the best in local theater. Plenty of shows met t...
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Rocking new yearDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Want to inaugurate the new year with live music? Here is a brief rundown of the best choices out there. Tributosaurus, 9 p.m. at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chic...
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Leslie Hunt, sultry vocals, returnDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Leslie Hunt sang with Kenny Rogers when she was in fifth grade. True story. She was one of six kids picked to croon during something like five local performances for 5,0...
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AuditionsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - • The Willingham Project's artistic director Lisa Johnson-Willingham is looking for dancers, singers, poets and musicians for a Black History Month tour to play at schoo...
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Presenting the few, the proud, the HelbigsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Uh oh. Here they are again. The Helbigs. The 11th Annual Helbigs. This annual award given to local theaters and performers. Whether they want them or not. Remember, many...