Articles filed under Theater
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'American Idiot' among Broadway in Chicago's 2012 offeringsSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - The ace in Broadway in Chicago's hole may well be the previously announced December 2012 arrival of “The Book of Mormon” — the nine-time Tony Award winning musical by “S...
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Local theater: 'Fantasticks' revivalSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - ‘Fantasticks' returns Steel Beam Theatre revives “The Fantasticks,” a fairy tale love story shot through with a dose of harsh reality and accompanied by a jazzy sco...
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'Book of Mormon' coming to ChicagoSep 07, 2011 12:00 pm - Chicago is getting its own company of the smash hit Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.” The irreverent nine-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical by Trey Parker a...
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'New Pavarotti' tenor Salvatore Licitra dead at 43Sep 05, 2011 12:00 am - Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra, once heralded as the "new Pavarotti" by many in the opera world, died Monday at age 43. Licitra was in a coma for days following a moto...
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‘Bye Bye Birdie’ opens Sept. 16 at Cutting HallSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - TesserAct Theatre Ensemble presents “Bye Bye Birdie,” a musical featuring the music of Charles Strauss and lyrics by Lee Adams, playing Friday, Sept. 16, through Sun...
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'Jersey Shoresical' pokes fun at popular MTV showSep 02, 2011 10:30 am - NEW YORK — When the retailer Abercrombie & Fitch recently offered to pay “Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino to not wear its clothing, Daniel Fran...
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A little less glitz for upcoming Broadway seasonSep 02, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — If Broadway last season was dominated by a glitzy Spider-Man, Broadway's new season seems to be shaping up more like his workaday alter ego Peter Parker. A qu...
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Local theater: Steve-O at ZaniesSep 02, 2011 6:00 am - Steve-O in St. Charles Stephen Glover — Steve-O of the MTV reality series “Jackass” and its big-screen offshoots — eschews stunts for standup when he brings his “Entirel...
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Weekend picks: Exhibit honors those lost on 9/11Sep 02, 2011 6:00 am - In remembrance Remember the valor of New York City's first responders to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in the exhibit “Ground Zero 360°.” Previously unpu...
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Harvey Fierstein gives 'Newsies' a little more loveSep 02, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — When Harvey Fierstein was asked to make the film “Newsies” work on stage, he realized that something was missing from the original. “In a musical, there's an ...