Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Elgin Opera launches biggest show in its historyFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Soprano and Elgin resident Solange Sior joked with a sigh, "I'm wearing too many hats." Contacted by phone last Saturday a week before opening night, Sior was not only b...
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Local theaters bank on well-regarded worksFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Like it or not, theater is both an art and a business. Lots of theaters have the first part nailed; they know how to create art. But the sad truth is that a show can be...
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Grammys turn 50Feb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Part popularity contest, part marketing juggernaut, part tabloid event, the Grammy Award telecast is another one of those annual pop culture events that works on many di...
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Cat Power transforms coversFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - When a live performance turns into a psychological meltdown, it's newsworthy. But for Chan Marshall -- known in indie rock circles as Cat Power -- it's part of the packa...
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Foote's take on small-town life sparkles at GoodmanFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There's nothing flashy about "Talking Pictures," Horton Foote's graceful portrait of small-town life on the eve of the Depression. A genteel, bittersweet play about loss...
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Recently announced showsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Following is a list of recently announced shows. Ticket prices do not reflect service or handling fees. Twista, AG Squad, Kevo Da King, Doughboy, Durty Nellie's, 180...
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Drama burrows deep into family unrestFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - In true Chekhovian fashion, there is all talk and little action in "Dolly West's Kitchen," Irish playwright Frank McGuinness' telling examination of family, love and war...
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First Folio pulls off sharp revival of comedy of mannersFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - If any midwinter show can entice theater lovers from the warmth and comfort of their homes, it's a comedy. And if any comedy is worth braving subzero temperatures, it's ...
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AuditionsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - • Elgin Community College Theatre auditions for its production of Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 teenage drama "Spring Awakening." Auditions for men and women aged ...
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Brit's back, and the paparazzi ready to rollFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears was quietly released from a hospital Wednesday and slipped away unnoticed, only to be spotted hours later driving through Los Angeles with ...