Performing Arts
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Griffin Theatre revives Sondheim classic 'Company'Oct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Romance is easy. Courtship is easy. Saying “I do is easy. Marriage is hard. And it's not all it's cracked up to be according to “Company, Stephen Sondheim's urbane, allu...
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“Chelsea Lately" comedian Heather McDonald at ZaniesOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Zanies welcomes headliner Heather McDonald, the writer/comedian known for her wit and impressions on “Chelsea Lately. 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Pheasant Run Resor...
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New title character for Lyric Opera's 'Carmen'Oct 05, 2010 11:00 pm - American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich has withdrawn from the Lyric Opera of Chicago's October revival of Bizet's “Carmen due to pregnancy-related health concerns. The fier...
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Arlington Heights actor gets 'dream job'Oct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Some actors seem to hit it big overnight. But most have careers like Arlington Heights resident Gary Simmers careers that build slowly. "I have been in town for 20 year...
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Best bets: Diavolo, ski show, Kevin Pollak, Kremlin chamber orchestraOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Balancing act Described as part-dance, part-gymnastics and with plenty of spectacle, Diavolo makes an area return with a finely balanced performance amid huge set...
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'Disney's The Lion King' an all-ages spectacleOct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The opening scene of "Disney's The Lion King" provides a "wow" factor typically reserved for the finale at most Broadway musicals. The show, which opened in Chicago thi...
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'Macbeth' debuts on stainless steel set at Lyric OperaOct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater founder and artistic director Barbara Gaines is a firm believer that the ambition to obtain power and wield it over others is one of the time...
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'She Loves Me' a subtle, old-fashioned treasureOct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - At a time when so many musicals are marketed as big-budget spectacles, "She Loves Me" remains a subtle, old-fashioned treasure. With music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheld...
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Maine West theater fest features five unique 1-actsOct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Maine West High School drama staff and students will celebrate a diversity of playwrights' voices and a diversity of directors as they present their "Fall Festival of Pl...
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Joel Grey returns to Broadway in 'Anything Goes'Sep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Joel Grey will join Sutton Foster in a Broadway revival of "Anything Goes." Roundabout Theatre Company announced Thursday that Grey, a Tony and Academy award...