Performing Arts
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Dickie to step down at Chicago OperaJan 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Chicago Opera Theater general director Brian Dickie has announced his plans to step down at the end of his contract in August 2012. “I've been very fortunate in my life...
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Stars coming to Metropolis in FebruaryJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - The Metropolis in Arlington Heights will have two nights of fantastic music from Broadway in one weekend when Chicago's Jersey Boys star John Michael Coppola appears Fri...
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'Real Inspector Hound' cast listJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - {Birdboot:} Charles Bernstein, Wheaton {Moon:} Marcus Sangheri, Wheaton {Lady Muldoon:} Kim Baker, Glen Ellyn {Felicity Cunningham:} Katherine Lamb, Chicago {Simon Gas...
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PM&L to stage 'Taming of the Shrew'Jan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Love, honor and obey? Hmmm. The battle of the sexes is alive and well in Shakespeare's comedy “The Taming of the Shrew.” The show opens Friday, Jan. 14, and runs for thr...
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'Real Inspector Hound' takes stage in Glen EllynJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - British playwright Tom Stoppard is one of the most creative and amazing playwrights of our time; his plays are complex, thought-provoking, creative and just plain “out t...
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Drury Lane musical truly 'Spamtastic'Jan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Drury Lane Theatre audiences have nothing to complain about when it comes to accommodations. The chandeliers sparkle. The red velvet seats are comfy. The leg room is amp...
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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 ...