Performing Arts
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Two different 'Cirque' shows keep the dreams aliveMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - "Cirque" is the French word for circus, and two family-friendly performing troupes both bearing that name start performances in Chicago within days of each other. "Cirq...
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Best bets: Parades galore, Great America 'officially' opens, play festMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Saluting those who served Remember those brave men and women who died while serving our country this weekend by attending a Memorial Day parade or ceremony in you...
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Mel Brooks meets Alfred Hitchcock approach works for 'The 39 Steps'May 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The key question in "Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps" isn't whodunit. It's how they dunit. Adapted by Patrick Barlow and Director Maria Aitkin, "The 39 Steps," now at Ch...
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Cromer works his magic with Writers' 'Streetcar'May 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Go big or go home. The oft-repeated endorsement of excess has in recent years become the mantra for reality TV stars, professional athletes and producers looking to jus...
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'Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical' good for a few laughsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - You would have been hard-pressed to find an audience member under 35 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre opening of "Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical." Hard-pressed bu...
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Director jumped at chance to stage 'Drowsy Chaperone'May 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Director/choreographer Marc Robin knew the moment he first saw "The Drowsy Chaperone" on Broadway that he wanted to direct it. "Nowadays when I see something I haven't s...
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Local auditions & tryoutsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - • The 38th Annual Custer's Last Stand is seeking arts and crafts exhibitors and vendors for its festival from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20, in downt...
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Steel Beam presenting 'The Dixie Swim Club'May 19, 2010 11:00 pm - College friends reunite for a long weekend every summer in "The Dixie Swim Club," a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten spanning 30 years in the lives...
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Cheap stuff: Book sale, art show, stand-up comicsMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Have books to spare? Bring some gently used children's books to donate at the Children's Chautauqua in the Park. This interactive, educational outdoor festival for ...
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'Fuerza Bruta' promises stunning sights, soundsMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Some advice for those planning to check out the international theater hit "Fuerza Bruta: Look Up" when it opens in Chicago this week: This is no sit-back-and-relax kind ...