Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Raven Theater takes an provocative look at ColumbineJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Returning to their seats after intermission at Sunday's opening of Raven Theatre's "columbinus," audience members had to sidestep Jamie Abelson. Abelson sat on the floo...
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'Manon' to kick off the Lyric Opera's exciting 54th seasonJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - With Lyric Opera of Chicago's season moving into its final two months, the 2008-09 season is approaching faster than we realize -- and just-released details of the 54th ...
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'1776' relevant, but lacking as a musicalJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - As musicals go, "1776" makes a pretty fair civics lesson. Centered around the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the musical by Sherman...
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Amrita: Supergroup UnlimitedJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The culmination of ex-suburban rock forces from the likes of -- take a breath -- Hoffman Estates' The Academy Is …, Blacktop Mourning and Fueled By Ramen-signed October ...
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Strong cast drives 'Cadillac' to excellenceJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Specters from David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross" linger around the periphery of its successor, "Cadillac," Bill Jepsen's terrific drama about the used car game, in its ...
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Working with autistic child provides 'Perfect' inspiration for playwrightJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - There are many ways to start a play. Tennessee Williams' brilliant "A Glass Menagerie" began as a much-revised short story before making the crossing from page to stage...
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What's new in area theaterJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Provision Theater's "The Time of Your Life," William Saroyan's Depression-era drama about a group of eccentrics seeking solace at a San Francisco saloon, opens Sunday at...
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Fishbone fells 'Barber' tenorJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Juan Diego Flórez is canceling his run in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's upcoming revival of "The Barber of Seville." Apparently, Flórez swallowed a fishbone that brought ...
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Music notesJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - 'Building Your Band' A free workshop titled "Building Your Band" takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago. A ...
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Yesterday seems so far away, Israel saysJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- More than 40 years after it barred the iconic British band from playing there, Israel said it wants the surviving members of the Beatles to participate in a co...