Performing Arts
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2012 Equity Jeff Award NomineesAug 21, 2012 6:41 pm - 2012 Equity Jeff Award Nominees Production — Play — Large “Angels in America, Parts One and Two” — Court Theatre “Clybourne Park” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company “The Conv...
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Star-studded season on Broadway’s billAug 21, 2012 7:43 am - NEW YORK — There’s a bit of everything for theatergoers this fall in New York, from a play about porn to a musical about proselytizing Christians. Al Pacino and Katie Ho...
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Best bets: Dancers channel nature in 'Botanica'Aug 21, 2012 6:00 am - Nimble nature Modern dance mixes with mind-bending illusions based upon nature's flora when the acclaimed dance troupe Momix performs choreographer Moses Pendleton'...
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Chicago to expand Shakespeare in the Park programAug 20, 2012 8:13 am - Can’t get enough of the Bard of Avon? Next summer, Chicago will offer more chances than ever for the public to watch a performance of Shakespeare’s plays. Officials say ...
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Suburban actor explores Beethoven's torment in TimeLine's '33 Variations'Aug 17, 2012 6:00 am - Actor Terry Hamilton has gotten used to playing some pretty complex and larger-than-life characters. He's played American traitor Benedict Arnold in “The General from A...
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Local theater: 'Sirens' coming to Pheasant RunAug 17, 2012 5:00 am - A marriage adrift After 25 years, a husband and wife try to rekindle the matrimonial fire during a Greek Isles cruise in “Sirens,” Deborah Zoe Laufer's comedy about navi...
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What's new in theatersAug 17, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ Steel Beam Theatre presents a limited run of “Born British, Died American,”a play examining the life and contributions of Benjamin Franklin. It runs at 7:30 p.m. Frida...
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‘A Christmas Carol’ auditions Aug. 28 in LibertyvilleAug 16, 2012 5:34 pm - An audition call for third to ninth graders for the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Improve Theater, 7...
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“Beauty and the Beast” auditions:Aug 13, 2012 4:57 pm - An audition call for fourth to ninth graders for the Broadway musical classic, “Beauty and the Beast” is 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Improv Playhouse Theater, 7...
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Metropolis brings city drama to the suburbsAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - When executive director Charlie Beck took the helm of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in November, he and artistic director Robin Hughes knew they had to meet the ...