Performing Arts
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Mason to step down as Lyric's general directorJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago general director William Mason announced Wednesday that he plans to retire when his current contract expires at the end of the 2011-12 season. "I ...
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Local tryoutsJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - • Potential contestants for the Mount Prospect Idol Contest (part of the annual Mount Prospect Block Party) need to audition, preregister, be high school-aged and be ava...
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'Shrek' musical still seeking fairy tale endingJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Happy endings finish off most children's fairy tales, even ones that poke fun at the genre like DreamWorks' film "Shrek" and its three subsequent sequels. Yet the endin...
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Pheasant Run unveils summer mainstage lineupJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, heats up with national and local touring acts during Noble Fool Theatricals' 2010 summer season.Performance...
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Storefront Shakespeare performs first shows in GenevaJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Turning a dream into reality can take a lot of sweat and greasepaint. Just ask Nora Manca, president and artistic director of Storefront Shakespeare, a new theater comp...
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Local auditionsJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - • Gallery 28 in Geneva is sponsoring a special art contest called YO! Art, which allows members of the community to decorate standard yo-yos. Entries are being accepted ...
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Fresh staging of 'Twelfth Night' at Peabody EstateJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - 'Night' in India Director Michael Goldberg offers a unique take on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," setting the First Folio Theatre production in 19th-century India...
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Second try on Sor Juana play still misses markJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - For the second time in three years, a Chicago theater has produced a play inspired by the life of celebrated 17th century Mexican poet and scholar Sor Juana Inés de la C...
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Local actor makes return to Chicago theaterJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Even after all his roles in Hollywood movies, TV shows and on stage, Kevin Anderson hasn't forgotten his beginnings at Viking Junior High in Gurnee. Playing the King in ...
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Sultry summer just right for First Folio's tropical 'Twelfth Night'Jun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A lot of actors work hard at their craft. And many push themselves to makes their performances perfect. Minita Gandhi, starring in First Folio's outdoor production of "T...