Performing Arts
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Director gets a chance at other 'Phantom'Oct 31, 2021 9:00 pm - Some call it "the other 'Phantom of the Opera'" or the "smarter 'Phantom.' " They're referring to the musical version of Gaston Leroux's classic 1910 thriller "The Phant...
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Burlesque is the new 'funinism'Oct 31, 2021 9:06 pm - Margaret Cho is trying to put the word "fun" into "feminism." And she's not alone -- Chicago choreographer Leslie Kerrigan has also tapped into a fun way for women to c...
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Brooks would be proud of Marriott's 'Producers'Oct 31, 2021 9:01 pm - Staging the post-Broadway, regional premiere of "The Producers" means shouldering quite a burden. Fortunately, Marriott Theatre has actors Ross Lehman and Gu...
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Actors find quirky roles in 'Eat the Runt'Oct 31, 2021 8:01 pm - It is not unusual for an actor to play many roles in his life. Or even many roles in a single play. But it is usual for an actor not to know which role he or she will pl...
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Jeff nominees out for '06-'07Oct 31, 2021 8:06 pm - It wasn't a question of Marriott Theatre receiving multiple nods when the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced its nominees for 2006-2007 equity productions Thurs...
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Classics highlight fall theater scheduleOct 31, 2021 8:12 pm - Talk about art all you like. The business of theater demands companies put bodies in the seats. And nothing draws a crowd like a classic play, unless it's a roll...
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Disarming pub comedy examines trivia pursuitsOct 31, 2021 8:04 pm - Watching the company's spirited U.S. premiere of Roddy Doyle's "War" makes you wish they didn't. Seanachai whose name (pronounced shawn-uh-kee) is Gaelic f...
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Critic's notebookOct 31, 2021 8:12 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. ...
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3 directors face challenges with start of new seasonOct 31, 2021 8:04 pm - For Marc Robin, Gary Griffin and Sean Graney, three award-winning directors at the helm of some of this season's most anticipated productions, the fall brings some uniqu...
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TimeLine delivers striking revival of 'Paradise Lost'Oct 31, 2021 8:10 pm - TimeLine Theatre's heartfelt, pristinely acted revival of Clifford Odets' "Paradise Lost" comes at an opportune time. Written more than 70 years ago, Odets' ...