Performing Arts
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What's new in theaterOct 05, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ The opening of American Theater Company's season-opening double bill of John Patrick Shanley's “Doubt” and John Pielmeier's “Agnes of God” has been rescheduled to Frid...
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Local theater: Don't push itOct 05, 2012 5:00 am - Comic temptation Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents “Do Not Push,” a show inspired by the antics of Britain's Mr. Bean that combines clowning and comedy about a ...
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First Folio shows a love for Edgar Allan PoeOct 04, 2012 6:15 am - Prepare yourself to embark on a physical, emotional and intellectual journey while undertaking “The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story,” a First Folio Theatre prod...
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Lookingglass' superb 'Metamorphoses' must-see theaterOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - Lookingglass Theatre could not have chosen a better beginning to its 25th season than a remount of the masterful “Metamorphoses,” director Mary Zimmerman's singular thea...
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Warren Township High School Theatre presents “The Cause” this weekendOct 01, 2012 10:12 am - Warren Theatre presents the world premiere production of “The Cause” this weekend at the O’Plaine Campus. By Chicago playwright Warwick Johnson (warwickjohnson.com), “T...
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Married musical theater standouts team up for local benefitSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Stepping onto the Northlight Theatre stage Monday evening marks a reunion of sorts for married musical theater veterans Michael and Angela Ingersoll, who bring their cab...
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'Kinky Boots' team puts 'fierce' foot forwardSep 28, 2012 4:00 pm - It was inevitable that there would be some self-consciousness about "fierce footwear" at a Friday news conference to promote the new musical "Kinky Boots," which kicks o...
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Theater events: Radio Players stage live radio drama double-billSep 28, 2012 6:00 am - Radio days redux The Improv Playhouse Radio Players present a pair of live radio dramas inspired by the Old West and performed with sound effects in the style of cl...
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'Kinky Boots' next in quirky British genreSep 28, 2012 6:00 am - For the past 15 years, a certain kind of British film has helped inspire a few big Broadway and London theatrical adaptations. The films all have this basic premise: A d...
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Steppenwolf flexes muscles in season-opening 'Good People'Sep 28, 2012 6:00 am - The taboo American topics of class and, to a slightly lesser extent, race get a full workout in the season-opening Steppenwolf Theatre production "Good People." This ver...