Performing Arts
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Best bets: Bollywood, Beethoven and BroadwaySep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Bollywood baby! "The Merchants of Bollywood," an international musical theater and dance spectacular that tells the tale of the powerful Indian filmmaking family ...
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Return of the 'King' (Lion, that is)Sep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - "The Lion King," the worldwide hit 1997 Broadway musical adaptation of Disney's animated feature, roars back into the Windy City Wednesday, Sept. 29, for a nine-week run...
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'An Evening with Sutton Foster' lives up to Broadway billingSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - When Broadway in Chicago President Lou Raizin spoke at the opening of remodeled and renamed Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, he also paid tribute to the late Ton...
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PHS presents 'Putnam County Spelling Bee'Sep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Prospect High School will present the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 14-16. Curtain tim...
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'Rock' on: '80s jukebox musical launches tour in ChicagoSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The 2009 Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" is a load of dumb fun, and it's not at all ashamed to be so. And what would you expect from a jukebox musical that draws its ins...
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Quirky characters draw director to 'Spelling Bee'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask director Robin Hughes what she looks for in a show she would like to direct and she will tell you she is drawn to productions with interesting characters. Take "The ...
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Steppenwolf delivers keynote for new season with 'Detroit'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - On the surface, there's not much to the Steppenwolf Theatre's new play, "Detroit," which makes it suitably set in the suburbs, where supposedly not much happens - as a c...
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Broadway actress to spend week training D214 actorsSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Prospect High School, through the sponsorship of the Prospect Endowment of the Fine and Performing Arts and theater department, will host Broadway actress and star Lisa ...
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Local actors find their letters in 'Spelling Bee'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - After successful collaborations producing "On Golden Pond" and "Rent," Big Noise Theatre Company and Ouroboros Theatre Company join forces again to present the Tony Awar...
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Broadway star's concert to open reborn Chicago theaterSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - "An Evening with Sutton Foster" reopens the renovated and rechristened 550-seat Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in Chicago tonight. The four-performance-only cab...