Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Far East bluesOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - From a nondescript house in a quiet Des Plaines neighborhood, Shun Kikuta can be heard playing his guitar. Walk down the sidewalk and you can hear the music f...
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Black newcomer takes on country music stereotypesOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Rissi Palmer still laughs about the looks she saw on people's faces when she stepped on stage in some of Nashville's honky-tonk bars. "There's not a lot of black people ...
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Out of her elementOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - As an actress, Jennifer Lopez transcends the multiplex screen. As a model, she transcends the magazine photo spread. As a singer, she transcends the video. But as a live...
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Lopez' gifts diminish as a live performerOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - As an actress, Jennifer Lopez transcends the multiplex screen. As a model, she transcends the magazine photo spread. As a singer, she transcends the video. But as a li...
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'Jersey Boys' brings the crowd to its feetOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - There is no Sherry, no Dawn, no Marianne in "Jersey Boys." There are no big girls crying. "Jersey Boys" doesn't entirely conform to the jukebox formula, namely a score c...
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Chilean folk group treats fans at music school showOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The music of Chilean folk group Inti-Illimani is pure beauty. Their melodic, masculine voices rising and falling like the sinuous Andes mountains, the Inti-Illimani gave...
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Critics notebookOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Between Barack and a Hard Place," Second City Theatre, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago. ...
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Oracle scares up a seasonal spectacleOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Oracle Productions presents its second annual multisensory Halloween scare, "Disturbed II," an adults-only event combining live action, multimedia and Grand Guignol-...
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Tribute album for Fats Domino, New OrleansOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Some of the biggest names in music pay homage to Fats Domino on a new album, hoping it will help drive the recovery of the city's musical soul. Elton John...
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Britney makes surprise appearance in courtOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears made a surprise appearance in court Thursday after a commissioner declined to rule on her emergency motion requesting monitored, overnight ...