Performing Arts
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More theater newsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Strindberg revisited The Hypocrites continue their all-classics season with director Sean Graney's adaptation of August Strindberg's "Miss Julie," the playwright's...
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AuditionsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - • NightBlue Performing Arts Company has auditions for Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in July at Chicago's Athenaeum Theatre....
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Some strong performances buoy Circle's inconsistent 'Boy'Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Theater's suburban talent pool may not be as deep as Chicago's, but that doesn't mean it has run dry. Noteworthy performances by Steven Camara and newcomer John Wehrman...
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Tommy Tune directing 'Turn of the Century' at Goodman Theatre
Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Tommy Tune will return to musical theater, directing "Turn of the Century," a world premiere that will be part of an ambitious 2008-2009 season at Chicago's Goodman Thea...
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Broadway beckons, but playwright still calls Chicago theater home
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Shirley Valentne: A great awakeningJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre patrons don't often see founder and artistic director Donna Steele on stage. Usually they'll find her in the box office selling tickets before the sho...
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Theater takes up-close look at raceJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Lots of white people live in the quiet, middle-class neighborhood of Jefferson Park on Chicago's Northwest Side. A homogeneous community settled primarily by immigrants ...
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AuditionsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - • The Palatine Children's Chorus will see some last minute singers ages 8 and older for the winter and spring season on Jan. 16 at 205 E. Wood St., Palatine. Call (847) ...
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More theater newsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - A fighter's 'Requiem' After 14 years, prizefighter Mountain McClintock confronts the end of his career only to find the skills that served him in the ring don't ser...
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'Joan' carries punch Shaw wantedJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The Shaw Festival of Canada arrived for its Chicago debut well-armed and emerged victorious. Much of the firepower came from the engrossing "Saint Joan," Geo...