Performing Arts
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Second City "den mother" Joyce Sloane dead at 80Feb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Joyce Sloane, who has been described as the "den mother" to Second City alumni John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray, has died at age 80. Sloane's daughter Cheryl ...
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'Leaving Iowa' a little shrillFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Never underestimate the power of nostalgia to make modest entertainment palatable. By way of proof, there's “Leaving Iowa,” Tim Clue and Spike Manton's well-intended bu...
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What's new on stageFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - • XIII Pocket presents the world premiere of “Dead Pile,” a new play by Laura Jacqmin about an undercover investigation at a dairy farm that looks at what we eat and how...
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Arts agendaFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ Steel Beam Theatre has auditions for young actors ages 9 to 16 for a musical version of “Tom Sawyer” from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 111 W. Main St., St. Cha...
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Behind the scenes, from Naperville to SteppenwolfFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Chris Freeburg auditioned for the seventh-grade musical when she attended Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, “but I didn’t make it,” she said, “and ended up pulli...
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Director’s cut: ‘Gypsy’ is all about pursuing dreamsFeb 02, 2011 12:00 am - One of the biggest questions asked in “Gypsy” is “Why?” “Why did I do it?” We are all motivated by different things in life. Our families, our work and even our passio...
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'Sex' can't shake workshop feelJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Pity Steppenwolf Theatre's new “Sex With Strangers.” Continuing the troupe's theme this season of examining the “public-private self,” it has to follow hard upon scorch...
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Aurora's Copley Theatre hosts 'Monologues'Jan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Girl talk Paramount Theatre presents a remount of the production of “The Vagina Monologues” that ran last year at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Comprised of a s...
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Oak Park actor's 'Les Mis' dream comes true ... againJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - When Broadway in Chicago first announced the return of “Les Misérables” as part of its 2010-11 season, Oak Park actor Joe Tokarz started making plans to take his family ...
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Best bets: See the real 'Swan Lake'Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Black/white ‘Swan' With all the award hoopla surrounding star Natalie Portman in “Black Swan,” why not take in the original Tchaikovsky ballet that inspired directo...