Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Winter theater season will sizzle with premieres, classicsJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Baby, it's cold outside. But Chicago area theaters keep audiences warm with a number of promising premieres, a smattering of classics and a tribute to an American region...
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Sketch Comedy Festival plans come togetherJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The weeks just before and after New Year's Day are usually the slowest in the theater scene. But not for Chicago director, teacher and writer Brian Posen. In those weeks...
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Jazz on the Square hits right notesJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a chilly Thursday night in Woodstock, but Pirro's Ristorante on Woodstock Square is packed. The crowd ranges from groups of women to families to 20-something dating...
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Upcoming concertsJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Following is a list of recently announced shows. Ticket prices do not reflect service or handling fees. John Eddie, Wade Bowen, Joe's Bar, 940 W. Weed St., Chicago: root...
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More theaterJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Outing or not? About Face Theatre says farewell to its co-founder and artistic director Eric Rosen when he directs the Chicago premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's comedy ...
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Digital is hot for big-screen concertsJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - "We had people dancing in the aisles. It was really fun to see," says Jonathan Dern of an audience enjoying a recent Beyonce concert. But Dern -- who is co-president of ...
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Sleepers, but keepersJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Too many CDs, too little time. By late December, a music critic's workspace, den, hallway, car and about every other living area is filled with CDs, begging at least one...
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Yvon soldiers on in Drury Lane's 'Goodbye Girl'Jan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Look up "grit" in the dictionary and you just might find a picture of Bernie Yvon, a Chicago-area performer who epitomizes "trouper." A nasty bout of laryngitis left Yv...
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Vienna taking another look at Korngold's forgotten worksJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart -- Korngold? Countless millions have at least heard of the classical masters associated with Vienna. Not only the titanic tr...
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Out & AboutJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Time is running out to see "Recent Works of Lambert Lucietto" at Bartlett's village hall, 228 S. Main St., Bartlett. This one-man show featuring Lucietto's creations in ...