Performing Arts
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Tony-nominated actress Helen Stenborg dies at 86Mar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Helen Stenborg, a Tony-nominated stage, film and TV actress who was the wife of the late Tony Award-winning actor Barnard Hughes and mother of the Tony Award...
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Young actors audition for ‘Hobbit’Mar 19, 2011 12:00 am - Young actors are being sought for the play based on the J.R.R. Tolkien classic, “The Hobbit.” Auditions will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, March 21 at the Improv Playhouse Bl...
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Theater D in Deerfield can’t stop their “Squabbles”Mar 17, 2011 12:00 am - Every so often one comes across a little-known play that turns out to be a true theatrical gem. “Squabbles” is one such comedic treat, and Theater D’s new production is ...
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Bad manners abound in Goodman's 'Carnage'Mar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - “God of Carnage” — the compelling title of Yasmina Reza's fierce little domestic farce — embodies a kind of elegant menace. It certainly sounds more compelling than a ti...
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Theater events: Salute to Patsy ClineMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Salute to a late star Fox Valley Repertory (formerly Noble Fool) continues its inaugural season with “Always Patsy Cline,” a tribute to one of the all-time-great co...
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Union members offered ‘Working’ discountMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - The musical revue “Working” is reaching out to union members by offering them a 20 percent discount to evening performances on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until M...
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Union members offered ‘Working’ discountMar 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The musical revue “Working” is reaching out to union members by offering them a 20 percent discount to evening performances on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until M...
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Best bets: You need a little doo-wopMar 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Insides out Marvel at the flesh and bone mechanics of the human body as it ages through life in the revealing new exhibit “BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life.” See the...
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College pals find success as actors, composersMar 15, 2011 2:00 am - Once upon a time, at a Midwestern university called Northwestern, an undergraduate theater major from Minnesota met a fellow theater major from New Jersey when both work...
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Star sees relevance in Chicago-bound 'Merchant'Mar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham is enjoying, but also a little suspect of, all the critical and audience raves that have greeted his portrayal of Shylock in Theat...