Oak Brook Lifestyle
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Production solid, but only so much can be done with 'Funny Girl'Jan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - There's a reason why "Funny Girl" - the fictionalized account of the ascent of comedienne, singer and Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice - doesn't get many revivals. And ...
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Back to the Beach: Club returns with sand volleyball, tropical drinksDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - When North Beach Club shut down this summer it seemed like the suburban nightlife scene had suffered a serious blow. But the closure was only temporary, as new managemen...
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Booking the right actress key to Drury Lane's 'Funny Girl'Dec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Say the words "Funny Girl" and most music theater fans will think immediately of Barbra Streisand. The association is natural. After all, the 1966 musical, currently bei...
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Cheap stuff: Food history, get out and skate, author appearanceDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - $10 and under Get the Led out The Led Zeppelin tribute band Kashmir rocks out at Walter Payton's Roundhouse. 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, at Walter Payton's Roundhouse, 205...
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Naperville teen having a blast in Scientology spoofDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Sara Geist, a freshman at Naperville Central and star of Next Theatre's holiday comedy, "A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant," began acting professi...
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Naperville author signing Scalia retrospectiveDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - • Naperville native and Supreme Court historian Joan Biskupic reads from and signs copies of her new book, "American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court...
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Wheaton woman's health troubles documented on 'Mystery Diagnosis'Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Cindy Webber wasn't concerned when she noticed a recurring nasty purple bruise on her thigh. Her doctor told her to stop jogging. The Wheaton kindergarten teacher also w...
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'Trial by Fire' author J.A. Jance in Oak BrookDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - • Meet J.A. Jance as she reads from and signs copies of her new novel, "Trial By Fire," at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Borders Books and Music, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook....
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Area theaters brighten the holidays Area theaters brighten the holidaysNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - For the 12 days of Christmas, the theater community gave to me - a multitude of holiday treats. The season may be woefully short of partridges in pear trees, but city an...
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'Twilight' fans get to meet one of the vampire clan in NapervilleNov 20, 2009 10:00 pm - "Twilight" and "New Moon" star Ashley Greene received what is now the standard greeting from fans when she appeared Saturday at a Naperville movie theater. "Wooooooooooo...