Performing Arts
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One-actor musical ‘Humbug!’ premieres in BataviaDec 04, 2012 2:51 pm - Submitted by Batavia Fine Arts Centre Charles Dickens’ timeless seasonal favorite, “A Christmas Carol,” comes to life in “Humbug!,” a one-actor musical, which will be pr...
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Best bets: Lyric stages surreal 'Hansel & Gretel'Dec 04, 2012 5:00 am - Hunger games There is no gingerbread house in director Richard Jones' acclaimed and much-traveled take on Humperdinck's classic 1893 opera “Hansel & Gretel.” Instea...
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Chita Rivera, almost 80, can't sit stillDec 02, 2012 4:00 am - NEW YORK — Even when she should be relaxing, Chita Rivera just can't. Currently starring in the ensemble musical “The Mystery Of Edwin Drood,” the two-time Tony Award-wi...
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Improv Playhouse to perform “It’s A Wonderful Life”Nov 30, 2012 6:51 pm - The Improv Playhouse Radio Players, a professional drama troupe of the Libertyville-based theater company, is performing the live staged radio drama “It’s A Wonderful Li...
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Theater events: Paramount sings 'Happy Holidays'Nov 30, 2012 5:00 am - A gift from Paramount Paramount Theatre artistic director Jim Corti and music director Doug Peck have assembled some of Paramount's recent principle players for “Ha...
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Classic 'Christmas Carol' anchors eclectic holiday theater offeringsNov 30, 2012 5:00 am - Considering the abundance of seasonal shows occupying suburban and Chicago stages this time of year, it's difficult to imagine a time when local theaters spent the holid...
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What’s new on stageNov 30, 2012 4:26 am - Ÿ The New National Pastime Theater reprises its family-friendly rock ’n’ roll Hannukah show, “Hannukatz the Musical!” Inspired by Terry Abrahamson’s “Hannukatz Saves Han...
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Musical 'Grinch' posed to become a holiday traditionNov 29, 2012 10:00 pm - "You write very good Seuss." The doctor himself - Theodor Geisel - reportedly offered that compliment to writer/lyricist Timothy Mason. Thus began the collaboration th...
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Metropolis' entertaining 'Carol' puts Cratchits front and centerNov 29, 2012 10:00 am - Nearly 170 years before the phrase “99 percenters” entered the lexicon, Charles Dickens introduced them to readers in the guise of the Cratchits, the impoverished yet de...
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Fun 'Cinderella' not your Disney princess taleNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - It's obvious, from the opening scene, that Emerald City Theatre's production of “Cinderella” isn't a copycat version of the popular Disney princess story. For starters, ...