Scott C. Morgan
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A good story left untoldFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - There's much to admire in Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's 2007 drama "Gee's Bend." Yet one gets the sense that Wilder doesn't delve deeply enough into the remarkable everyday...
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Elgin Opera launches biggest show in its historyFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Soprano and Elgin resident Solange Sior joked with a sigh, "I'm wearing too many hats." Contacted by phone last Saturday a week before opening night, Sior was not only b...
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'My Fair Lady' sparklesJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who thinks "My Fair Lady" is dated obviously hasn't been watching reality TV lately. The Cinderella makeover is a cultural constant, be it on vapid TV makeover sh...
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British take on 'My Fair Lady' sparklesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who thinks "My Fair Lady" is dated obviously hasn't been watching reality TV lately. The Cinderella make over is a cultural constant, be it on vapid TV makeover s...
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago teams with Chicago Symphony OrchestraJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Many a modern dance company would love to regularly perform with a live orchestra the way many ballet companies do. But with busy touring schedules and budgetary constra...
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Celebrate birthday of infamous Chicago iconJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - He may have been born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but gangster Al "Scarface" Capone will forever be tied to Chicago. ROOM21, 2110 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, celebrates the 109th bi...
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'Marrying' a long trip down the aisleDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - "Marrying Terry" is playwright Greg Opelka's first nonmusical play. Unfortunately, the inexperience shows through in the Nightingale Group's sluggish Chicago premiere a...
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Need a break? Let someone else prepare your Christmas mealDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Don't feel like cooking for Christmas? Here are some holiday dining options in the area. Christmas dining Birch River Grill, 75 W. Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, off...
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"Marrying" a very long engagementDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - "Marrying Terry" is playwright Greg Opelka's first non-musical play. Unfortunately, the inexperience shows through in the Nightingale Group's sluggish Chicago premiere a...
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Depp's 'Sweeney Todd' will do you inDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Blood spurts and flows while Johnny Depp sings in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." And that's how it should be for what is unquestionably the greatest s...