Performing Arts
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Steppenwolf presents powerful but disjointed 'Party'Feb 08, 2013 5:00 am - Unlike the Super Bowl, when the lights go out in “The Birthday Party,” the play goes on. And if you think that makes it tough to tell what exactly is happening in Harol...
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Theater events: Lake Forest's Citadel revives 'Carnage'Feb 08, 2013 5:00 am - Citadel's ‘Carnage' Citadel Theatre Company presents “God of Carnage,” Yasmina Reza's deliciously bitter comedy of bad manners. Wayne Mell directs Citadel's revival...
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Fox Valley Rep does 'Murder' liteFeb 08, 2013 5:00 am - Early on in Fox Valley Repertory's "The Art of Murder," Annie Brooks tells her lout of a husband that there's a "monster" in all of us. That proves quite true in Joe DiP...
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Burned Lyric Opera fire-blower released from hospitalFeb 07, 2013 5:03 pm - MAYWOOD — A fire-blowing stilt-walker with the Lyric Opera of Chicago who suffered second-degree burns during a dress rehearsal was released from the hospital Thursday. ...
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Lyric leans toward tradition in announcing 2013-14 seasonFeb 07, 2013 3:56 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a very traditional eight-opera lineup for the 2013-14 season. It features Verdi’s Shakespearean tragedy “Otello” (eight perform...
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'Jeeves' sparkles with humor, great performancesFeb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - Drawing once again from the wellspring supplied by British humorist P.G Wodehouse, First Folio Theatre premieres another effervescent Margaret Raether adaptation of a Wo...
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Daily Herald critic speaks to readers at Drury LaneFeb 06, 2013 4:00 pm - On a blustery winter night, Daily Herald Subscriber Total Access members had art and music to keep them warm. A number of subscribers Thursday enjoyed Drury Lane Theatr...
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Reimagined score and winsome leading lady make 'Charity' sweetFeb 05, 2013 10:00 pm - We first meet Tiffany Topol's Charity Hope Valentine kicking up her heels (literally) center stage at Writers' Theatre. And what an engaging introduction it is to direct...
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Performer’s injury at Lyric Opera prompts investigationFeb 05, 2013 4:12 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago says it’s cooperating with a federal agency investigating the injury of a fire-blowing stilt walker during a dress rehearsal. Opera deputy gen...
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Fire blower burned during Lyric Opera rehearsalFeb 04, 2013 7:00 pm - A Lyric Opera of Chicago performer was burned after setting his head afire during a dress rehearsal of a production of “Die Meistersinger von Nurenberg.” Wesley Daniel, ...