Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Muti to open CSO season, lead tour in his 'audition'Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Will Muti be the man? The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will open its 2007-08 subscription season at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 and 3 p.m. Sept. 16 with the renowned Italian conducto...
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TimeLine delivers striking revival of 'Paradise Lost'Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - TimeLine Theatre's heartfelt, pristinely acted revival of Clifford Odets' "Paradise Lost" comes at an opportune time. Written more than 70 years ago, Odets' ...
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Jeff nominees out for '06-'07Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't a question of Marriott Theatre receiving multiple nods when the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced its nominees for 2006-2007 equity productions Thurs...
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Lynda Carter transforms from superhero to singerSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - If you know Lynda Carter only as Wonder Woman, you don't know Lynda Carter. Best known for playing the superhero on TV during the 1970s, Carter has been singing with ba...
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Baring all: 2 albums turn folk music upside downSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Folk music continues to be the mothership of musical styles. Continuing since the inaugural folk music revival of the early 1960s, artists starting with Bob Dylan and co...
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Aesop Rock takes a pass on mainstreamSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Aesop Rock, "None Shall Pass" (Definitive Jux) 3 stars Aesop Rock's rhymes, dense with wordplay and seeming lyrical tangents, are for language lovers and juxtaposition a...
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3 directors face challenges with start of new seasonSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - For Marc Robin, Gary Griffin and Sean Graney, three award-winning directors at the helm of some of this season's most anticipated productions, the fall brings some uniqu...
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On the fast trackSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Members of the band "Red Line District" are getting increasingly jittery at the thought of stepping onto the stage of Chicago's House of Blues next weekend. But it's all...
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Nine Things to Know About Naked NightSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Wholesome-looking naked guys singing onstage? That's old hat at Chicago's Bailiwick Theater, where the show "Barenaked Lads" has been running more than two years. On Fri...
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Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ROME Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to...