Articles filed under Theater
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'Crowd' battles it out over child-rearingJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - For a few moments during "The Crowd You're In With," it felt like playwright Rebecca Gilman might pull her punch. She didn't. The Chicago-based Gilman ("Spinning Into B...
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Local auditionsJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - • The Lyric Opera of Chicago holds auditions for 18 solo dancers for its 2010 production of "The Damnation of Faust" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at 20 N. Wack...
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Elgin's Janus Theatre adapting Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre presents "Miss Julie on a Summer Night," an adaptation of "Miss Julie," August Strindberg's examination of class and gender conflict and the exercise of po...
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Best bets: 'Camelot', Gospel Music FestJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - King Arthur & Co. The beloved Lerner and Lowe musical "Camelot" officially opens the 2009 Ravinia Festival in a special concert featuring two-time Tony Award-winner Geor...
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Suburban native balances head, heart in Goodman dramaJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Greg Matthew Anderson, currently appearing in The Goodman Theatre's production of "Rock 'n' Roll," didn't think he would become an actor when he went to college. "I did...
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Director returns to his roots with Drury Lane's 'Pump Boys'May 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Shawn Stengel, the director of Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "Pump Boys And Dinettes" (now running in previews), has spent much of his professional life working on var...
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Marriott's 'Spelling Bee' worth the buzzMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is as charming as it is tuneful. Much of the credit for that rests with director/performer Rebecca Feldman who conceived the...
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Deal offered on group tickets for 'Poppins'May 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Break for 'Poppins' fans Broadway in Chicago offers discounted tickets to its lavish, thoroughly entertaining "Mary Poppins" to Jewel-Osco patrons. Preferred card member...
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Cheap fun this weekend: 'Guitar Idol' winner, fests and fun runMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under Mr. Green on guitar Acoustic guitar player and winner of the 2004 "Guitar Idol" competition, Jim Green, who performs under the name of "The Wandering Endor...
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Despite its charms, good-natured 'Baby' doesn't quite deliverMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Picking on "Baby" would be like taking candy from one. An agreeably innocuous confection, the 1983 musical about impending parenthood as seen through the eyes of three c...