Performing Arts
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Local theaters: Rhinoceros' returnsAug 24, 2012 6:00 am - 'Rhinoceros' sighting The Organic Theater Company remounts its 2012 production of Eugene Ionesco's “Rhinoceros” at North Central College's Meiley-Swallow Hall. The ...
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‘Book of Mormon’ extends Chicago runAug 22, 2012 10:00 am - “The Book of Mormon” is set to do more proselytizing than expected in Chicago. The adults-only, nine-time Tony Award-winning musical by Matt Stone and Trey Pa...
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Drury Lane's 'Hairspray,' Marriott's 'Pirates' earn six Jeff nodsAug 21, 2012 8:00 pm - Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook received a total of 17 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations Tuesday, the most among suburban theaters. Drury Lane's revival of ...
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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...