Performing Arts
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Short & Sweet critic reviews To Master the ArtOct 25, 2013 10:06 am - Short & Sweet critic, mortgage banker Adam Kraft, discusses the Broadway in Chicago performance of To Master the Art with Short & Sweet host, Diana Martinez. One of Kraf...
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Short & Sweet critic reviews Big FishOct 25, 2013 10:03 am - Short & Sweet critic for the day, Dan Gartlan of Downers Grove, provides the low down on the musical Big Fish in an interview with Short & Sweet host, Diana Martinez. Ga...
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For Glendale Heights native, life is a Barrel of MonkeysOct 25, 2013 6:00 am - Except for some acting in high school, Tom Malinowski never gave the stage much thought. Then, years ago, a co-worker at a public broadcasting company invited the Glend...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep puts on 'Sweeney'Oct 25, 2013 6:00 am - 'Sweeney' at Williams Street Rep Williams Street Repertory conjures Fleet Street London in its production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's “Sweeney Todd.” The...
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Elphaba and the Emerald City return to Chicago for ‘Wicked’ runOct 24, 2013 6:00 am - The musical blockbuster “Wicked” celebrates its 10-year anniversary on Broadway on Wednesday, Oct. 30. It’s also the same day that one of two national tours of “Wicked” ...
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Willie Nelson's new albums of duets unevenOct 23, 2013 6:00 am - Willie Nelson, “To All The Girls ...” (Sony Legacy) Willie Nelson's “To All The Girls ...,” an album of duets with female partners, is custom-made for the download ...
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Take trip with Prospect thespians to quirky ‘Almost, Maine’Oct 22, 2013 2:15 pm - Prospect High School’s theater department puts the audience onstage for its fall production, “Almost, Maine.” The play, which is performed 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturd...
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Children’s Theatre of Elgin to stage ‘Mulan Jr.’Oct 22, 2013 1:09 pm - Travel back in time to exotic and dangerous third century China as Children’s Theatre of Elgin presents its debut production of Disney’s “Mulan Jr.,” on the Hemmens Cult...
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St. Viator stages 18th century Irish comedyOct 22, 2013 10:00 am - In the English comedy, “She Stoops to Conquer,” there are mistaken identities, a fist fight, stolen jewels and a tavern drinking song to keep things lively. You'll be sa...
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Composer John Kander rides new creative wave at 86Oct 22, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Legendary composer John Kander is standing in a hallway at the Vineyard Theatre when he spots an unusual opportunity. “I’ve never been to the ladies’ room her...