Performing Arts
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'Spider-Man' delays Broadway opening for 3rd timeJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The Broadway production of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," plagued by financial problems and injuries including a stunt man's 30-foot fall after his safety h...
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'Dinner' gives Carol Stream director appetite for farcesJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Director Bill Barry, Jr., was never really a fan of farces. “I was a bit of a snob,” admits the Carol Stream resident. Then he caught a production of “Don't Dress for Di...
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Steppenwolf's 'Detroit' headed to BroadwayJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Lisa D'Amour's offbeat play "Detroit" is scheduled to land on Broadway in the fall. The play, which had its world premiere last year at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Com...
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On stage: A French farceJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - French farce Steel Beam Theatre warms up winter nights with a revival of Marc Camoletti's frisky farce “Don't Dress for Dinner.” St. Charles resident Dennis Brown plays ...
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Theater: What's new this weekJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - Griffin Theatre, a company whose provocative shows inspired by novels for young adults also resonate with older audiences, continues its season with “Port.” A working-cl...
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How Drury Lane Oak Brook snagged 'Spamalot'Jan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - For Drury Lane Oak Brook Artistic Director Bill Osetek, it was love at first sight. The first time he saw “Spamalot,” in its 2004 pre-Broadway run in Chicago, he laughed...
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'Boys Next Door' a group effortJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre teams up with Clearbrook and the Northwest Special Recreation Association among other organizations for its latest, “The Boys Next Door...
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Suburbanites shine in 10th Chicago Sketch Comedy FestivalJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - If Brian Posen had had enough money to produce a musical like he wanted in 2002, the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival might never have happened. Mounting costs eventually...
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Actor hurt in B'way 'Spider-Man' is leaving rehabDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A stunt actor who fell 30 feet while playing Spider-Man on Broadway is scheduled to leave a rehabilitation facility within days. Christopher Tierney suffered ...
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Go guide: Catch Shrek this weekendDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - ="briefhead">Freebie #8216;Shrek' is back on the big screen See the adventures of the world's best known green ogre, Shrek, his pal Donkey and his true love Pr...