Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Lyric Opera offers captivating new theater with 'Doctor Atomic'Dec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The John Adams-Peter Sellars team has created another captivating night in the theater with "Doctor Atomic," which opened Friday night at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Commiss...
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'Mistress' breaks the cycle of no new musicalsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Step into any conversation with a producer or theater owner about American music theater and eventually the topic gets around to the ongoing and catastrophic shortage of...
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Stage homage to Chaplin sparkles -- most of the timeDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The less Silent Theatre Company says, the better. Take "A Charlie Chaplin Christmas," the ensemble's homage to film's consummate clown. Comprised of Chaplinesque bits m...
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Critic's notebookDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Altar Boyz," Drury Lane Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. This high-...
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Happy birthday, Thrill Jockey!Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The single absolute for Chicago's Thrill Jockey Records is that there is no absolute. The record label turns 15 this year, and while retrospectives are inevitable -- the...
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City and suburban event highlightsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Klezmer nation So what if Hanukkah is over? There's still time to celebrate Jewish culture at the Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts. "Lollapajewza IV" featur...
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Sellars, Adams pair in return to LyricDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Peter Sellars' love for opera has no limit, and the world-renowned writer/stage director will officially mark his long-awaited return to Lyric Opera of Chicago with toni...
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Upcoming concertsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - RRIICCEE, 11:30 p.m. Saturday at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 525-2508. Vincent Gallo, one of the most irritating film personalities allowed a pr...
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Auditions and moreDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - • Ensemble Espanol Center for Spanish Dance and Music has auditions for its national touring company today from 7 to 9:30 p.m. with registration at 6 p.m. at Northeaster...
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Madonna's star still shining brightDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- The Material Girl is about to become a Hall of Famer. The ever-evolving Madonna was announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday along wit...