Performing Arts
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Interpreter helps tell story of modern miscommunicationJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - As actors rehearsed the new Victory Gardens play "Love Person," one line tripped them up. "While I did nothing" was translated for a deaf character as "and I was innocen...
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What's new and notable in area stage showsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Winner takes all Comedian and athlete Josh Blue headlines Zanies' suburban venues this weekend. The winner of the 2006 edition of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and a membe...
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Touring cast announced for 'August: Osage County'Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago area stage veteran Shannon Cochran, so compelling as Eleanor in Writers Theatre's 2008 revival of "The Lion in Winter," takes on the role of Barbara Fordham - on...
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Janus Theatre Co.'s 'Miss Julie' has that mismatched feelJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Don't let the title of Janus Theatre Company's "Miss Julie on a Midsummer Night" lull you into thinking that you're in for a romantic evening out. The moniker may sound ...
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Cheap fun: Pop/rock in Palatine, famous cars of film and TVJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under These 'Candles' can rock The pop/rock group Sixteen Candles headlines at Durty Nellie's. 10 p.m. Friday, June 12, Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatin...
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'Billy Elliot' wins 10 Tonys; 'Carnage' best play
Jun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "Billy Elliot," the big British musical about a coal miner's son who dreams to dance, bowled over Broadway on Sunday, winning 10 Tonys, including best musica...
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'Crowd' battles it out over child-rearingJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - For a few moments during "The Crowd You're In With," it felt like playwright Rebecca Gilman might pull her punch. She didn't. The Chicago-based Gilman ("Spinning Into B...
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Local auditionsJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - • The Lyric Opera of Chicago holds auditions for 18 solo dancers for its 2010 production of "The Damnation of Faust" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at 20 N. Wack...
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Elgin's Janus Theatre adapting Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre presents "Miss Julie on a Summer Night," an adaptation of "Miss Julie," August Strindberg's examination of class and gender conflict and the exercise of po...
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Best bets: 'Camelot', Gospel Music FestJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - King Arthur & Co. The beloved Lerner and Lowe musical "Camelot" officially opens the 2009 Ravinia Festival in a special concert featuring two-time Tony Award-winner Geor...