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Scott Morgan

Staff Writer
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Scott C. Morgan has been an editorial assistant at the Daily Herald since 2004. His main focus has been covering Chicago-area performing arts via features, reviews and listings.

From 1997 to 2002, Scott was employed by The Salt Lake Tribune as an arts reporter and newsroom assistant. He was a first-place winner for Reviews and Criticism at the 2002 Society of Professional Journalists Utah Excellence in Journalism Awards. He received an honorable mention for his previous year's work from the same organization in 2003.

Scott holds a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Scott also has a bachelor of science in mass communication from the University of Utah, where he was the performing arts editor for the Daily Utah Chronicle during his junior year.

Scott has been a member of the American Theatre Critics Association since 1998 and was a fellow at the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in the summer of 1999. He has also contributed freelance work to the Windy City Times, the Salt Lake City Weekly and Salt Lake Magazine.

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First Folio unveils 2013-14 season

May 22 2013 | 9:21 am - First Folio Theatre's four-show 2013-14 season will be bookended with outdoor shows on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.

Weekend picks: Go country with McGraw, Wilson

May 23 2013 | 1:36 pm - You have your choice of country superstars Friday. Head to Tinley Park to see Tim McGraw in his Two Lanes of Freedom tour. Or see Grammy-winning singer Gretchen Wilson belt out her country sound at the Arcada in St. Charles. Need a laugh? Check out...

Best bets: Get rolling with The Stones at United Center

May 21 2013 | 6:33 am - Who knew that The Rolling Stones would still be rocking after 50 years. Catch up with these rock legends starting Tuesday, May 28, for three "50 and Counting" tour concerts at the United Center. See acrobats, clowns, contortionists and more when the...

Sunday picks: Take the family to see Raffi in Aurora

May 17 2013 | 3:34 pm - Kids music superstar Raffi headlines a Sunday afternoon show at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Today's the last day for Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention for fans of Japanese animation and manga, in Rosemont. Broadway touring...

Weekend picks: Naper Settlement transforms for Civil War Days

May 17 2013 | 3:08 pm - See hundreds of re-enactors participate in an authentic battle when Naperville's Naper Settlement transforms into a Civil War encampment during the annual Civil War Days this weekend. Scale a 25-foot rock wall, balance on a paddle board and more at...

Steel Beam efforts fail to dress up ‘Black Tie’

May 16 2013 | 3:14 pm - On the surface, the conflicts in A.R. Gurney's 2011 off-Broadway comedy "Black Tie" can feel slight. But "Black Tie," now playing in its Chicago-area debut at Steel Beam in St. Charles, gradually takes on larger and more universal themes of...

Acts jumping in for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent

May 17 2013 | 4:25 pm - More than 30 acts have signed up for the second edition of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent presented by the Daily Herald, produced by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and sponsored by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce. And there's still...

Weekend picks: Explore Adler's new 'Cosmic Wonder'

May 17 2013 | 10:15 am - Cosmic wonder isn't something you left back in the 1970s — it's a new show opening Friday at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention for fans of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a...

Best bets: Characters welcome at Anime Central

May 13 2013 | 1:03 pm - Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a weekend-long bash at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Scale a 25-foot rock wall, balance on a paddle board and more during the...

Sunday picks: It's all about Mom today

May 12 2013 | 12:42 am - It's Mother's Day, so let Mom choose what she wants to do today. Mothers and grandmothers can ride the trolley cars for free (with a paying child) at the Fox River Trolley Museum. For the active mom, spend some time riding the rides together at...

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