Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Worth the tripDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Color clash Gift Theatre begins its season with J.T. Rogers' "White People," in which three characters wrestle with racism. Ensemble members John Kelly Conolly and...
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Inventive storytelling, great acting defined top 2007 showsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Great writing (or in the case of musicals great composing), great directing and great acting are givens when determining the best in local theater. Plenty of shows met t...
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Rocking new yearDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Want to inaugurate the new year with live music? Here is a brief rundown of the best choices out there. Tributosaurus, 9 p.m. at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chic...
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Leslie Hunt, sultry vocals, returnDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Leslie Hunt sang with Kenny Rogers when she was in fifth grade. True story. She was one of six kids picked to croon during something like five local performances for 5,0...
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AuditionsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - • The Willingham Project's artistic director Lisa Johnson-Willingham is looking for dancers, singers, poets and musicians for a Black History Month tour to play at schoo...
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Presenting the few, the proud, the HelbigsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Uh oh. Here they are again. The Helbigs. The 11th Annual Helbigs. This annual award given to local theaters and performers. Whether they want them or not. Remember, many...
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Crowded fieldDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Closing out 2007 by surveying the year's best music became a pleasurable chore. Unlike previous years, this one had an abundance of contenders, both newcomers and longti...
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These 10 releases of 2007 offer a measure of distinctionDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The ongoing changes in the recording industry have really influenced the classical field this year, with organizations and individual musicians marketing performances on...
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'Good' enough for off-BroadwayDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - By all accounts, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "Good Boys and True" is already a hit. A new production -- not the solid, respectable world premiere that opened Friday at Step...
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Jon Brion steps in and out of the studioDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Jon Brion wears multiple hats -- producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, film composer -- but the one that connects them all is the most simple: M...