Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Classics shine at 50th Grammy AwardsFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The show opened with Frank Sinatra, dancers performed a Beatles tribute and Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Ringo Starr and Little Richard all had their moment. The 1980s ...
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Delilah makes good on dateFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Hey there, is that Delilah with Plain White T's singer Tom Higgenson? Sure is. The gal for which Higgenson wrote the group's Grammy-nominated -- and radio-saturated -- "...
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Chicago gets big wins at GrammysFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - It may not have the same impact on his presidential bid than the three primary states he won this weekend, but Barack Obama now can say he is a two-time Grammy winner, h...
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A lush 'Garden' in full bloomFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It would be easy to attribute the onstage chemistry between Carmen Roman and James Leaming, stars of Todd Logan's "Botanic Garden," to their offstage relationship. Easy...
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A good story left untoldFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - There's much to admire in Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's 2007 drama "Gee's Bend." Yet one gets the sense that Wilder doesn't delve deeply enough into the remarkable everyday...
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At the theaterFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A PR agency owner on the skids desperately tries to get back on top in the new comedy "Pitching Penguins." The show opens Saturday at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater,...
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'Deathtrap' as deadly as everFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - You'd think that seasoned theater audiences would, by now, know all the twists and turns of Ira Levin's "Deathtrap." After all, it's frequently touted as the longest-run...
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Music director's ties with 'Ainadamar' run deepFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Robert Spano has a right to be proud of his long association with "Ainadamar," the opera by Osvaldo Golijov that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs this weekend. Sp...
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Sentimental 'Time' benefits from lyrical writingFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A lot of emotion and very little plot describes "The Time of Your Life," William Saroyan's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama in a revival at Chicago's Provision T...
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Local artists bid for GrammysFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - They may not all appear on Sunday's telecast, but Chicago-area musicians will be well represented at the 50th Grammy Awards this year. In every genre imaginable, local r...