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Best bets: 'The White City' tells a tale of mayhemMar 02, 2011 10:00 pm - White City dance Though not officially tied to Erik Larson's acclaimed nonfiction book “The Devil in the White City,” several of the same real-life figures populate...
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Terkel-inspired musical a show for all timesMar 02, 2011 10:00 pm - You are not what you do. Average American Joes and Janes make that abundantly clear as they share their life stories in the revised, reinvigorated, still-resonant produ...
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Onstage around the Chicago areaFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - • A former actress, a pouty 16-year-old, a hippie and a divorced carpenter enroll in an acting class. No, it's not the set up of a joke, it's the premise of “Circle Mirr...
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'Au Pair Man' comes off as dated dramaFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - The slang usage of “cougar” wasn't in the English lexicon back in the 1970s when Irish playwright Hugh Leonard penned “The Au Pair Man.” Nowadays Leonard's 1973 Broadway...
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On the cheap: Chug over to Waucanda for HO open houseFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - Two exhibits on parade The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County hosts a reception for two of its new exhibits — “Bihn Pho: Woodtu...
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Uneven, combative 'Mary' confronts bigotryFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Attribute the collective metaphoric thud at the conclusion of Goodman Theatre's world premiere of Thomas Bradshaw's “Mary” to audience members' jaws hitting the floor. E...
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What's new in theaters near and farFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - • Previews begin Friday, Feb. 18, for Piccolo Theatre Ensemble's production of “A Servant of Two Masters,” Carlo Goldoni's 18th century, commedia dell'arte about a wily ...
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Headin' out: Paul Rodriguez comes to SchaumburgFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Freebie Storytime for all ages Picture book author Carolyn Crimi of Evanston reads from her new book, “Dear Tabby,” at a storytime event for all ages at the Bo...
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Onstage: 'Au Pair Man' revivalFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Comedy of manners Donna Steele and Jim Poole star as a wealthy English woman and her Irish boy-toy in Steel Beam Theatre's revival of Hugh Leonard's “The Au Pair Ma...
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Concerts: Winter Jazz Fest at CODFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Henry Johnson and The Organ Express, Two for Brazil, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn: Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18. $20-$30. (630...