Articles filed under Theater
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First Folio's Sandys takes artistic reins at Remy BumppoJan 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Artistic director wasn't a role Nick Sandys intended to play, at least not right now. But when Remy Bumppo Theatre's board of directors offered it to him last week, in ...
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Steel Beam's 'Murderer' not for the squeamishJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - “Murderer” starts with a long first scene that manages to be both surreal and shocking at the very same time. An artist works at his easel while a woman flips through a ...
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Lyric Opera sets new seasonJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - Opera fans have plenty to look forward to in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's recently announced 58th season for 2012-13. Russian superstar soprano Anna Netrebko is set to ...
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Batavia thespians have 'Great Expectations'Jan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - When Batavia High School sophomore Kelsey Skomer took on the role of Belle in last fall's successful production of “Beauty and the Beast,” she knew it would be challengi...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: American history, opera, Eric Burdon, Asian cuisineJan 17, 2012 10:00 pm - Weekend watchers Sean Stangland and Richard Battin recommend a variety of events from veteran British invader Eric Burdon, of the Animals, a medley of opera performance...
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Theater events: Clockwise premieres 'Courting Vampires'Jan 17, 2012 10:00 pm - In the blood A woman puts on trial the vampire she believes infected her younger sister with a fatal blood disease in Laura Schellhardt's drama “Courting Vampires,”...
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Arlington grad a big player on L.A. music sceneJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Thor Steingraber still remembers the excitement every summer when marching band practice started at Arlington High School. He and his mother would walk over to the footb...
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Theater events: Steel Beam stages 'Murderer'-mysteryJan 13, 2012 5:00 am - Fun and games? The folks at Steel Beam Theatre promise to keep audience members on the edge of their seats with a production of the darkly comic “Murderer” by Anthony Sh...
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'Come Fly Away' a coupling of sensual dance and songJan 12, 2012 8:00 am - When singer Frank Sinatra passed away in 1998, author Gore Vidal made a wry quip during an interview with the BBC about “Ol' Blue Eyes” and his lasting impact on America...
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“Twelve Dancing Princesses” take St. Charles stageJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - You may not have heard of the fairy tale “Twelve Dancing Princesses.” But according to Daina Giesler, this story has all of the bases covered, when it comes to fairy tal...