Articles filed under Performing Arts
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New possible health care benefit rule roils theater worldOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 theater actors and stage managers is blasting a proposal that would raise eligibility requirements ...
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Last solo recording of jazz icon Dave Brubeck to be releasedOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - RIO RANCHO, N.M, (AP) - Nearly eight years after his death, the final solo recording of late American jazz pianist legend Dave Brubeck is set for release next month. Ve...
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Report finds New York writers, stages remain extremely whiteOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new report on racial representation on New York stages has found that little has been changing - there remains an over-representation of white actors, ...
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Broadway stars and drag queens to unite for voter drive showOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway and the world of drag will combine later this month for a streaming variety show to promote voter participation that promises plenty of show tun...
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Review: BLACKPINK in your area, and they're here to stayOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - BLACKPINK, 'œThe Album'ť (YG Entertainment/Interscope) It takes a special kind of swagger to name your first full-length studio record 'œThe Album,'ť but this is the kin...
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Review: Pandemic inspires Laura Jane Grace with new songsOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - Laura Jane Grace, 'œStay Alive'ť (Polyvinyl Record Co.) Between life and death in these strange days comes the welcome voice of Laura Jane Grace. The Against Me! singer...
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Joffrey Ballet cancels entire 2020-21 season because of pandemicOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Joffrey Ballet has canceled the rest of its 2020-21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. This 25th anniversary season marking the Joffrey's move from New York to...
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The show goes on - outdoors - for St. Viator's fall playOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Reciting their lines under the stars and through face masks, St. Viator High School's thespians have taken their annual fall play outdoors, proving the adage that the sh...
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Andrew McMahon celebrates Jack's Mannequin's 'Everything In Transit' at Schaumburg drive-in showsSep 30, 2020 11:00 pm - With three critically acclaimed projects - Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin and Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness - making up the bulk of his two-decade career, the ...
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A different 'Beast': Chicago's Strawdog Theatre tackles theater-film hybrid on loss and isolationSep 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Strawdog Theatre ensemble members are resolute folks. They have to be, to have survived and thrived over more than 30 years on Chicago's storefront theater scene. But li...