Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Lopez' gifts diminish as a live performerOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - As an actress, Jennifer Lopez transcends the multiplex screen. As a model, she transcends the magazine photo spread. As a singer, she transcends the video. But as a li...
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'Jersey Boys' brings the crowd to its feetOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - There is no Sherry, no Dawn, no Marianne in "Jersey Boys." There are no big girls crying. "Jersey Boys" doesn't entirely conform to the jukebox formula, namely a score c...
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Chilean folk group treats fans at music school showOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The music of Chilean folk group Inti-Illimani is pure beauty. Their melodic, masculine voices rising and falling like the sinuous Andes mountains, the Inti-Illimani gave...
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Critics notebookOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Between Barack and a Hard Place," Second City Theatre, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago. ...
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Oracle scares up a seasonal spectacleOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Oracle Productions presents its second annual multisensory Halloween scare, "Disturbed II," an adults-only event combining live action, multimedia and Grand Guignol-...
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Tribute album for Fats Domino, New OrleansOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Some of the biggest names in music pay homage to Fats Domino on a new album, hoping it will help drive the recovery of the city's musical soul. Elton John...
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Britney makes surprise appearance in courtOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears made a surprise appearance in court Thursday after a commissioner declined to rule on her emergency motion requesting monitored, overnight ...
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CSO welcomes Branford Marsalis to start home seasonOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Its European tour just concluded, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is ready to settle in for the season at Symphony Center/Orchestra Hall. Although the CSO nominally opene...
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Theater openingsOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Strawdog Theatre opens its 20th season with "Aristocrats," the Chekhov-inspired drama by Brian Friel ("Faith Healer") about a once upper-class Irish family reuniting...
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Area actor's credibility grows as directorOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Steppenwolf ensemble member Rick Snyder is best known as an actor, most notably in the acclaimed Steppenwolf production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and The Goodman's...