Performing Arts
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Marriott's 'Joseph' a Technicolor dreamMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Marriott Theatre's production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" demonstrates yet again how a skilled and savvy director can turn a middling musical into ...
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'Lend me a Tenor' to open at MetropolisMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - When an accidental overdose keeps the great tenor Il Stupendo from performing, his assistant Max goes on in his place in Ken Ludwig's door-slamming farce "Lend Me A Teno...
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Cheap stuff to do: Irish dancing, 'Stuart Little', alternative petsMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Start your St. Patrick's Day a little bit early The McNulty Irish Dancers get their toes tapping fo...
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Steel Beam's 'Greater Tuna' tasty, but without biteFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't be fooled by the "Greater Tuna" catchphrase describing the play as a "comedy about Texas' third smallest town - where the Lions Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline...
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Backstage tours offer glimpse at Lyric Opera's inner workingsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - "Opera is magic!" That's what volunteer Roy Fisher kept on saying during his presentation on stage props during one of the Lyric Opera of Chicago 2009 Backstage Tours. B...
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What's new on stageFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - 'Caveman' returns The battle of the sexes resumes with the arrival of "Defending the Caveman" at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Rob Becker's frequently revived o...
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Festival considers O'Neill in the 21st century
Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - For someone who was written off as passe long before he died in 1953, Eugene O'Neill still has an uncanny ability to grab headlines and spark debate among theater critic...
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Pinter's witty, wonderful 'Betrayal' a revealing look at love and friendshipFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Harold Pinter's plays are deceptively simple. Usually they concern a small group of people, usually Brits, who speak understated, clipped dialogue. But just below the su...
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'Spider-Man' set for February 2010 Broadway debut
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Cheap fun: Free tunes, flea market spelunking, new take on 'Alice'Feb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free It's business as usual at this EXPO The sixth annual Wauconda Chamber of Commerce EXPO and ...