Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Headlights, "Some Racing, Some Stopping" (Polyvinyl)Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Champaign's Headlights have come a long way. Since their stunning debut with the "Enemies" EP they've shown promise. Lots of promise, in fact. And their captivating live...
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Acclaimed 'Bountiful' concludes Goodman's salute to Horton FooteMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Trip to Bountiful" makes no grand pronouncements. Yet Horton Foote's bittersweet play, a study in character about an elderly woman returning to her childhood home ...
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'Sweet Charity,' 'Match' opening soonMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Hey, big spender A dance hall gal with a heart of gold and a penchant for picking the wrong guy bumbles through assorted romances in "Sweet Charity." Jim Corti directs D...
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'Solo Tu' is 'by Latinas, about Latinas'Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - It takes courage to allow audiences to scrutinize the deeply personal and even painful, such as botched surgeries and failed pregnancy attempts. Tanya Saracho and Coya P...
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Arts agendaMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - • Steel Beam Theatre has auditions for Yasmina Reza's award-winning comedy "Art" at 6 p.m. March 16 at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Three men over 30 are needed. Prepar...
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Director sees himself in 'Match' characterMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - When Chicago director Steve Scott read Stephen Belber's play, "Match" (opening Saturday at the Highland Park-based Apple Tree Theatre), he saw a bit of himself in the ma...
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'Solo Tu' nurses images of motherhoodMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Are there women who have never given any thought to motherhood? Unlikely. Whether they intend to ever have children, and whether natures cooperates or puts the brakes, m...
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'American Idol' axes first finalist, leaving 11 to vie for the titleMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A juicy backstory wasn't enough to keep David Hernandez on "American Idol." The 24-year-old ex-stripper from Glendale, Ariz., was dismissed Wednesday, leavin...
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Ravinia schedule heavy with headlinersMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Leading stars of the world of music, theater and dance will headline the Ravinia Festival, which opens its 2008 season May 31 and runs through mid-September with 150 eve...
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Kid Rock finds redemption at a house of wafflesMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - DULUTH, Ga. -- Kid Rock caused another scene at a Waffle House -- this time, for charity. The entertainer came to sign autographs for hundreds of fans during a fundraise...