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performer

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Recent Examples of performer Hugo said his work as a songwriter, producer, arranger, and performer was central to their success, though Williams was the public face of their partnership. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026 In the Chicago Tribune, Loerzel wrote that the opening of the Uptown in 1925 was cause for a festival, complete with bands, trapeze artists and a madcap performer who set himself ablaze and submerged himself in water to extinguish the flames. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 So are perennial postseason performer Kiké Hernández and high-leverage relievers Alex Vesia, Evan Phillips and Blake Treinen. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Clearly there’s something about the relationship between audience and performer that interests you. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The performer has their own history with the documentary’s subject, Elizabeth Holmes. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026 Looking back, what did that experience teach you about becoming a better performer? — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Produced by Ben Shapiro’s The Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend, the pro-ICE action movie has since drawn protests and questions about why a beloved performer known for supporting immigrants would participate. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 In his work preceding Good Time Charlie, Haddad has dealt in similar forms of autobiography, often as a solo performer. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

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Marlene Dietrich developed a penchant for nomadism over the course of her life as an entertainer.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
How was Dolly a model for a woman in country to be a gifted songwriter and entertainer, with both strong values and wide appeal?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Nearly four decades after the film brought a group of dead baseball players to life with a homemade diamond on an Iowa farm, Keith Rahe and his traveling troupers are still dedicated to keeping the cornfield mystique alive.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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