Performing Arts
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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...
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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 ...