Performing Arts
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Director gets a chance at other 'Phantom'Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Some call it "the other 'Phantom of the Opera'" or the "smarter 'Phantom.' " They're referring to the musical version of Gaston Leroux's classic 1910 thriller "The Phant...
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Chicago Shakespeare emphasizes comedy in Bard romanceSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - With a nudge and a wink and tongue planted firmly in cheek, Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Barbara Gaines solves the problematic "Cymbeline." She does it by em...
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Arts agendaSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - • • Open call auditions for the national tour of "Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage" are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Joel Hall Dance Center, 1511 W. Berwyn Ave., Chi...
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Burlesque is the new 'funinism'Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Margaret Cho is trying to put the word "fun" into "feminism." And she's not alone -- Chicago choreographer Leslie Kerrigan has also tapped into a fun way for women to c...
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Theater: Worth the tripSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Boomer blues Reading glasses, aching joints, graying hair. Middle age offers much to look forward to and Noble Fool skewers it all in its new revue, "Mid-Life! The Cris...
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Redmoon examines beauty, rejection in fairy-tale settingSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Any woman watching Redmoon Theater's "The Princess Club" will recognize instantly the situations and personalities comprising this quirky, visually arresting sho...
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Disarming pub comedy examines trivia pursuitsSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Watching the company's spirited U.S. premiere of Roddy Doyle's "War" makes you wish they didn't. Seanachai whose name (pronounced shawn-uh-kee) is Gaelic f...
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Critic's notebookSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Between Barack and a Hard Place," Second City Theatre, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago. ...
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Actors find quirky roles in 'Eat the Runt'Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - It is not unusual for an actor to play many roles in his life. Or even many roles in a single play. But it is usual for an actor not to know which role he or she will pl...
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Classics highlight fall theater scheduleSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Talk about art all you like. The business of theater demands companies put bodies in the seats. And nothing draws a crowd like a classic play, unless it's a roll...