Performing Arts
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Dessay, Kaufmann bring 'Manon' to life at Lyric Opera'Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago picked the ideal vehicle to open its 2008-09 season Saturday night: Jules Massenet's "Manon," a showpiece for great singing, acting, dancing and s...
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'Caroline' deftly juggles issues of race and changeSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - For Chicago-area critics who haven't already added Court Theatre to their short list of future nominees for the regional Tony Award, I expect Charles Newell's impeccable...
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Metropolis' 'Damn Yankees' gets a solid tripleSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The folks at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre seem to have nothing but baseball on their minds these days. Their previous show was a revival of "Bleacher Bums," Ch...
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Ably-acted 'The U.N. Inspector' falls shortSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Like the professed good intentions of former communists embracing democracy, "The U.N. Inspector" begins promisingly. However, good intentions alone can sustain neither ...
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Tune's 'Turn' a musical romp through 20th centurySep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Some years ago, Tommy Tune did Robert Falls a favor when he agreed to let the fledgling director sit in on a rehearsal. This summer, Falls returned the favor when he of...
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Naperville actress returns to area for 'Late Nite Catechism'Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Lisa Braatz can't get out of the habit. Literally. This spring, the Naperville actress starred in "Late Nite Catechism" at Pheasant Run and its spinoff "Put the Nuns in ...
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Spider-Man ... on Broadway?
Sep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The much talked about Spider-Man musical might make its way onto Broadway next year, according to Marvel Studios Chairman David Maisel. The production, based...
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Quirky 'Escanaba' earns your loveSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not hard to like the Soadys. They're the hardheaded, hard-drinking, deer-hunting Yoopers (Michigan-speak for inhabitants of the Upper Peninsula) whose misadventures...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein tribute a cheery at Pleasant RunSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - "Some Enchanted Evening" knows exactly what it is. And to its credit, this cheery little tribute to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein does not try to be something it...
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Cheap fun in the 'burbsSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Cheap events? Send e-mail to Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com. Free Fit as a fiddle The 12th Annual Harvest Fest and Fiddler's Contest features a farmers m...