Performing Arts
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Sounding off on growing opera 'look-ism'Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Everyone knows the unflattering American catchphrase, "It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings." But nowadays several overweight opera singers are nervously eyeing a risin...
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'New' circus star clowns rings around them allNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - When Bello Nock's name last crossed this column he was performing in the acclaimed, one-ring, Big Apple Circus. That was nearly 10 years ago. Now he is back in town, hea...
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'The Cook' mostly good, but recipe needs a little workNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - So much of what playwright Eduardo Machado cooks up in this play is delicious, but it has one notable flaw that creates an off taste. Still, there's a lot of ...
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Out & About: Our writer's picks for the weekendOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - "The Misanthrope," at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays on the eighth floor of Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division St., Elgin. Tickets are $15; $12 for seniors ...
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Robert Goulet dead at 73
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was ...
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Steppenwolf dominates a balanced Jeff AwardsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Jeff Awards Committee seemed intent on spreading the wealth at Monday's 39th annual Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards Ceremony honoring excellence in Chicago-ar...
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'Moreau' production completely engrossingOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Lifeline Theatre may not deliver spectacle on the scale of that found in Chicago's theater district, but the talented ensemble never fails to impress. And in man...
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Drury Lane's bland trip to 'St. Louis'Oct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Cubs fans are biased against St. Louis for being Cardinals territory. Windy City historians still grumble about Chicago's 1904 Olympics being stolen away...
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Critics notebookOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Altar Boyz," Drury Lane Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. This high-...
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Area theaterOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Goodman's latest As Fidel Castro marches into Havana, a fleeing aristocrat entrusts her estate to her young Afro-Cuban cook, leaving her to weather the political and pe...