Performing Arts
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'On Golden Pond' a treasured nugget of realistic theaterMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - At times, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's production of "On Golden Pond" moves at what seems like a snail's pace. But that slower pace is integral to the tone of Ernest Thomp...
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Raven Theatre stages revival of 'The Odd Couple'May 12, 2010 11:00 pm - 1960s comedy revived The suburbs are well represented in Raven Theatre's revival of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple," about a couple of divorced men in 1960s New Yor...
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Best bets: All things anime, plenty o' flowers, magazine conventionMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Japanamation Lovers of all things tied to Japanese animation won't want to miss Anime Central the thirteenth this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Cen...
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Chicago actor Guy Adkins dies at age 41May 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Local actor Guy Adkins died at age 41 after a battle with colon cancer, according to his longtime partner and fellow actor Sean Allan Krill. Adkins, who died Wednesday i...
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Local auditionsMay 12, 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 and 20, in d...
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Last Broadway Ziegfeld Follies Girl dies at 106May 11, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The last Ziegfeld Follies Girl has died. Doris Eaton Travis, one of the legendary Ziegfeld Follies chorus girls, who wore elaborate costumes for the series o...
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No problem staying awake with Marriott's high-energy local premiereMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - "The Drowsy Chaperone," in its Chicago-area premiere at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, boasts no fewer than four weddings. But the most perfect marriage is that of di...
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Noble Fool stages wacky, winning 'Spelling Bee'May 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Those bright and charmingly quirky kids of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are back, and this time these adults playing pre-adolescents inspire fits of upro...
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Woman does it all backstage at Prairie Lakes TheatreMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Backstage at the Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines, actors and producers alike all look to Millie Schmalz of Des Plaines as their gal Friday, so to speak. She sews up...
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Civil rights drama draws Mount Prospect native to GoodmanMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - If you had asked the 13-year old Demetrios Troy what he wanted to become, the actor currently appearing in Goodman Theatre's production of "The Good Negro" would have an...