Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Thriller' still thrilling 25 years laterMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (Epic) features a new cover. Instead of the iconic shot of a demure 24-year-old Jackson lounging in white, t...
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It pays to be Britney's fatherMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Being Britney Spears' father is now a paying gig -- through most of the summer, at least. A court has ordered the troubled pop star's estate to pay James ...
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Chesney gains 11 country music award nominationsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kenny Chesney received a leading 11 Academy of Country Music nominations Tuesday, including entertainer of the year and top male vocalist. Rodney Atk...
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'Corpse!' builds in laughs as the night, and bodies, add upMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - What would the theater be without identical twins? Shakespeare sprinkled them generously into his plots, and British farces like "Corpse!" rely on them to keep audiences...
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Kid Rock pleads not guilty to battery charge from Waffle House fightMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Kid Rock has pleaded not guilty to a charge of battery from a fight at a Waffle House in Atlanta. Robert James Ritchie, better known as the musician Kid Rock,...
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No stopping playwright's 'Rain'Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The cardinal rule of theater is that you should always leave them wanting more. Chicago Dramatists followed that maxim when it closed its popular and critically acclaime...
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Tchaikovsky's 'Onegin' reigns at LyricMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was one of the great tunesmiths of music. His symphonies, concertos and overtures are staples of the symphonic repertoire, filled with memorable...
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Police no longer questioning Winehouse on witness tamperingFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Police are no longer investigating Amy Winehouse on suspicion of attempting to interfere with a court case involving her husband, her spokesman said Friday. Th...
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Classic touches mark symphony's Russian programFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director Robert Hanson has assembled an inspired program for this weekend's fifth Classic Series concerts of the season. The composers are...
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Dave Clark Five singer dies at 64Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died from pneumonia Thursday, his agent said. He was 64. Smith died at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital outside London less...