Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Top 10 hitsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are the top 10 music hits as they appear in Billboard magazine. Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold. Ho...
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Beirut's 'Flying Club' palette Parisian-inspiredSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Beirut, "The Flying Club Cup" (Ba-Da-Bing!) 3 1/2 stars Zach Condon has such a global imagination, it's hard to believe he's just a 21-year-old kid from Albuquerqu...
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Theater season heats up with two new showsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - After a relatively quiet August, the Chicago area theater season has begun in earnest. Below are reviews of two recent openings. "Suddenly, Last Summer" The first thing ...
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New Genesis box sets repackage old songsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The current Genesis reunion is absent of new music. But that doesn't mean the band can't make you shell out money for music you might already own. Genesis' impressive bu...
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Rock majorsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - This is the season when new albums flood the digital retailers and brick-and-mortar stores. Here's a look at some new, noteworthy titles. KT Tunstall, "Drastic Fant...
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A preview of Lyric's seasonSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2007-08 season: "La traviata," by Giuseppe Verdi. When: Saturday through Oct. 15 (six performances); Jan. 11-26 (six perfo...
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Steppenwolf's 'Crucible' a drama of its time and all timeSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anyone familiar with "The Crucible" knows Arthur Miller's allegory -- a thinly veiled attack on McCarthyism set during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 -- as a cautionary ...
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Upcoming shows: The Cure returnsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cure returns The Cure rescheduled its fall date previously set at the Allstate Arena. Look for the band to return to Rosemont May 17. If you're a ticketholder who ca...
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'The Sparrow' shows that it has legs with new revivalSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Some shows open, get respectable reviews (or not) and then close. And that's it. But only once in a blue moon a show comes along that is so popular it has a life beyond ...
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Critic's notebook: Current playsSep 27, 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. Seco...