Steve Johnson
'Idol' tour puts Haley Reinhart, others in best light - August 8, 2011 - Harry Reinhart was not invited onstage to play with daughter Haley as the American Idols Live tour made its surprisingly successful way to Rosemont Saturday night.
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Julia Keller
Fitzgerald, in his own words - August 6, 2011 - Popcorn. Check.
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Rick Kogan's Sidewalks
In tune with tradition - August 5, 2011 - Wandering through the one large and a couple of small workshops that make up the Chicago School of Violin Making in Skokie, it is impossible not to be struck by the quiet intensity and dedication of the 26 people hunched over work benches and trying to create with some pieces of wood, a few...
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Nina Metz
Whatever happened to Joan and Bette? - August 5, 2011 - "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" hit movie theaters in the fall of 1962 and defied preconceived notions of studio bosses who assumed moviegoers would have little if any interest in seeing a pair of celluloid hotshots past their prime ham it up in a grisly story of sibling rivalry gone very,...
Howard Reich
Stormy weather - August 8, 2011 - When a torrent of rain and gusts of wind ripped through the South Shore JazzFest late Sunday afternoon, it looked as if the event was doomed.
John von Rhein
Tweets, texts not for everyone in arts world - August 8, 2011 - Like performing arts organizations everywhere else, the heavy hitters of classical music in Chicago are desperately seeking new ways to connect with wired younger audiences and lure them into concert halls and opera houses to fill vacant seats.
Dean Richards
Franco: Human, animal relations focus of 'Apes' - August 5, 2011 - NEW YORK CITY — Even though he scored an Oscar nomination for his performance in "127 Hours" last year, James Franco is hoping that his new movie will put more focus on his acting career and less on his critically panned Academy Awards hosting stint and disastrous follow-up film, "Your...
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Former Theatre Building Chicago exec resurfaces at Athenaeum
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Another McDonagh makes his mark
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Sighting: Lindsay Lohan returns to Chicago for Lollapalooza
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