Articles filed under Performing Arts
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A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacyDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie ...
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A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacyDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie ...
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TikTok, other platforms bring musical theater fan fiction to lifeDec 30, 2020 5:00 am - Emily Jacobsen insists that she was just warbling a bit of nonsense while cleaning her apartment this summer. She didn't intend to create a fake musical about a rat who ...
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Editorial: What our resilient arts community taught us during the pandemicDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Fourth in an Opinion series The Daily Herald Editorial Board In mid-March, Illinois' theaters and music venues went dark. What we all hoped would be a brief hiatus stret...
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A record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chartDec 29, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tis the season to be jolly: A record 39 holiday songs have dominated this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart, including nine holiday tunes in the Top 10. Mar...
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Best Bets: 'Santa's Rock N Lights' extends in GrayslakeDec 29, 2020 5:00 am - Drive-by displays There's more time to marvel at all the illuminated drive-by displays as part of Santa's Rock N Lights. The light show has extended at the Lake Cou...
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Images: 2020 national and global notable deathsDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - A look at national and global 2020 notable deaths of those in sports, music, movies, television, leadership and entertainment. ...
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Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert star in 'Ratatouille' musicalDec 28, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - TikTok's crowdsourced "Ratatouille" musical has cooked up some serious talent for its one-night-only benefit concert, including roles for Tituss Burgess, Adam...
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Q&A with John Fogerty (and kids): Missing the stage and how he got sued for sounding too much like himselfDec 28, 2020 5:00 am - Every Friday, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers hosts The Washington Post's first Instagram Live show, "Stuck With Geoff," from his barn in Massachusetts. He has inter...
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The Strokes turn to a 'unicorn figure' and get Grammy loveDec 28, 2020 5:00 am - NEW YORK - It has taken The Strokes almost two decades to earn their first Grammy nomination. But lead singer Julian Casablancas is betting they'll walk away empty-hande...