Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Toni Braxton's April shows canceled while singer has more medical testsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Toni Braxton won't return to the stage on the Las Vegas Strip until at least next month. The Flamingo Las Vegas says Braxton's show will remain dark this we...
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Music to spring forApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't look up: Spring is here, no matter what the dark skies tell us. To celebrate, here is a rundown of the essential new releases in stores this month. R.E.M., "Ac...
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'Driving Miss Daisy' gets a tuneup at First FolioApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Major events may throw people together, but minor moments build relationships. A kind word, a small but thoughtful gesture, the seemingly inconsequential niceties repea...
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2*Sweet finds niche in hardcore metal and pop punkApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The differences between 2*Sweet's 2-year-old EP and their forthcoming full-length, "Sleep without Dreams," due out May 20, are so vast and profoundly influential to the ...
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'Dead Man's Cell Phone' connects despite staticApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Sarah Ruhl's "Dead Man's Cell Phone," in its Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, begins with an intriguing premise. A woman, annoyed by the incessant ringing of her...
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'Vanished' holds audience with soap-opera intrigueApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The premise of "Babes With Blades," a Chicago theater company that showcases women in combat, sounds intriguing enough to promise -- at a minimum -- something out of the...
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Great acting can't save 'Better Late'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Northlight Theatre's "Better Late" plays like a sitcom, or rather, a "very special episode" of a sitcom. You know, the tearjerker with the Important Message that airs du...
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'American Idol' gives back another finalist, leaving top 7 contestantsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" said g'day to Michael Johns. The Australian-born singer was eliminated Thursday from Fox's popular singing competition as the contest was ...
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Counting Crows soars with 'Saturday Nights'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes a band gets it right out of the starting gate. Other times, it can take years and years to release that perfect, career-defining album. Very, very rarely does ...
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Everything adds up for Porchlight's 'Nine'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Porchlight Music Theatre's "Nine" comes pretty close to a "10." Sexy and stylish, Porchlight's production of the Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit musical, inspired by Federico ...