Performing Arts
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A new 'Mame' in townOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In comedy, timing is everything. In Drury Lane Oak Brook's production of "Mame," Alene Robertson's timing is so perfect, she almost steals the show. Almost. Robertson...
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Drury Lane, Marriott share wealth at Jeff AwardsOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Drury Lane and Marriott, those twin titans of suburban musical theater, literally shared the wealth Monday at the 40th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremony recognizin...
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Plenty of challenges going from screen to stageOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's do a price check. The 20th anniversary DVD edition of the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing" has a list price of $14.98 (or $9.49 if you buy now from Amazon.com). "Dirty D...
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'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' an explosive, chilling dramaOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - One thing you learn after a few months spent covering crime: when trouble finds a person, more trouble follows. It took less than four months on the Cook County criminal...
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Ruhl's 'Eurydice' an ancient myth entrancingly toldOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A raining elevator deposits a bewildered young bride into the afterlife. A doting father builds for his daughter a room made out of string and pink helium balloons. A pe...
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Songs flow from 'The Medium at Large' creatorsOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Author Julia Cameron has spent her career helping others recover lost or forgotten creative powers. This is the topic of her best-selling book, "The Artist's Way" - and ...
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Kids Company to present 'Little Red'Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Kids Company traveled over the river and through the woods to wind up at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre where it presents its family-friendly, musical ver...
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New World Rep stages a 'Midsummer' for all seasonsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A puzzled look crossed my editor's face when I told her that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" would be this week's featured review. Like me, she found it odd that New World R...
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Catch 'Million Dollar Quartet' while you canOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The cast of "Million Dollar Quartet" will have to hold off packing their bags for Broadway. For now. Any plans Chicago-based Dee Gee Theatricals and John Cossette Produ...
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'Century' turns on flimsy narrativeOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - "Turn of the Century" wants to go to Broadway. And it has a pedigree that all but guarantees it will get there. There's the score comprised of 20th-century standards an...