Performing Arts
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Circus acts, story line blend wellJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago-based circus artist Tony Hernandez has a confession to make. All those hip, new circuses, like Cirque du Soleil, that mix theater and traditional circus, leave h...
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Female-bonding play fails to find its footingJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - A trio of sassy twentysomething singletons spend a sunny Sabbath in October sharing their feelings, skirmishing over men and slandering their absent roommate in "Sunday ...
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'Goodbye Girl' drowns in schmaltzJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Look up "grit" in the dictionary and you just might find a picture of Bernie Yvon, a Chicago-area performer who epitomizes "trouper." A nasty bout of laryngitis left Yvo...
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Winter theater season will sizzle with premieres, classicsJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Baby, it's cold outside. But Chicago area theaters keep audiences warm with a number of promising premieres, a smattering of classics and a tribute to an American region...
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Sketch Comedy Festival plans come togetherJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The weeks just before and after New Year's Day are usually the slowest in the theater scene. But not for Chicago director, teacher and writer Brian Posen. In those weeks...
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More theaterJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Outing or not? About Face Theatre says farewell to its co-founder and artistic director Eric Rosen when he directs the Chicago premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's comedy ...
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Yvon soldiers on in Drury Lane's 'Goodbye Girl'Jan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Look up "grit" in the dictionary and you just might find a picture of Bernie Yvon, a Chicago-area performer who epitomizes "trouper." A nasty bout of laryngitis left Yv...
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Out & AboutJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Time is running out to see "Recent Works of Lambert Lucietto" at Bartlett's village hall, 228 S. Main St., Bartlett. This one-man show featuring Lucietto's creations in ...
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Worth the tripDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Color clash Gift Theatre begins its season with J.T. Rogers' "White People," in which three characters wrestle with racism. Ensemble members John Kelly Conolly and...
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Inventive storytelling, great acting defined top 2007 showsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Great writing (or in the case of musicals great composing), great directing and great acting are givens when determining the best in local theater. Plenty of shows met t...