Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Local music you should know aboutDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago music scene never rests. Here's the best of recent releases by musicians and bands located in our back yard. David Singer, "East of the Fault Line" (The Swee...
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Blake Lewis looks to move beyond 'Idol' with new CDDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Blake Lewis checked an e-mail on his iPhone and gasped. "Rough cut of the video!" he announced, and quickly a half-dozen 19 Entertainment emplo...
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Looking for a little musical cheer? There's many holiday concertsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - We now offer a second installment highlighting several of this season's holiday concerts, scheduled for this weekend through Dec. 23. Last week we previewed the Elgin Sy...
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Concert picksDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Johnny & the Leisure Suits, 7 p.m. today at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $35. (312) 559-1212. WLUP 97.9-FM air personality and Chicago radio v...
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Warner, Sinatra family ink dealDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Warner Music Group Corp. and the family of Frank Sinatra have formed a joint venture to manage global licensing of music, film and merchandise involving the late enterta...
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Blindfaith's 'Butterscotch' not so sweetDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - "Lord Butterscotch and the Curse of the Darkwater Phantom" is rather less than the sum of its parts. The British-style comedy (in its world premiere at Blindfaith Theat...
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Chicago artists score 34 Grammy nodsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago music artists received a total of 34 Grammy nominations Thursday when the Recording Academy announced contenders for its 50th award ceremony, set for broadcast f...
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Northlight's 'Ella' captures iconic songstess perfectlyDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - If E. Faye Butler wins the 2008 Jeff Award for lead actress in a musical, she has Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn to thank. Butler plays Ella Fitzgerald in...
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It's a 'Wonderful' showDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - I walked into American Theater Company with skepticism, not because it was producing "It's a Wonderful Life," but because the classic was being staged as a radio...
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How Clapton's life, music are linkedDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The articulate, thoughtful rock 'n' roller faces a dilemma when he sits down to write his autobiography. Does he give fans what they've come to expect by wallowing in th...