Performing Arts
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'Every Christmas' packs many holiday tales into one comedyNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Can you believe it? 'Tis the season. Again. Another year has rolled around and suddenly everywhere you turn its "Deck the Halls" and "Ho-ho-ho!" and "Buy! Buy! Buy!" And...
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'A Park in Our House': Family ties that bindNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - What happens when the soul of an artist is eroded by the dreariness of forced labor? When the passion of a marriage is crushed by the weight of impoverishment...
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Recently announced showsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Following is a list of recently announced shows. Ticket prices do not reflect service or handling fees. The Lifeline, Blackbox, The Attraction, Disonic, House of Blu...
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Belly dance meets burlesque at Martyrs'Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Arabesque Dance Studio, a Chicago center for Middle Eastern dance forms, presents a Vaudevillian Variety Show this weekend. With a slate of top-tier performers in the ar...
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Critics notebookNov 08, 2007 10:00 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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Castro's Cuba setting for Pulitzer winner's early playNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Nilo Cruz knows the question is coming. Even over the phone, one senses him waiting for the question he has fielded countless times since receiving the Pulitzer Prize fo...
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More area theaterNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - French satire Fed up with society's hypocrisy, the self-righteous Alceste swears to tell only the truth in Moliere's satiric "The Misanthrope." Janus Theatre's pro...
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Critics notebookNov 01, 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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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...