Articles filed under Theater
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Behind the scenes, from Naperville to SteppenwolfFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Chris Freeburg auditioned for the seventh-grade musical when she attended Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, “but I didn’t make it,” she said, “and ended up pulli...
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Director’s cut: ‘Gypsy’ is all about pursuing dreamsFeb 02, 2011 12:00 am - One of the biggest questions asked in “Gypsy” is “Why?” “Why did I do it?” We are all motivated by different things in life. Our families, our work and even our passio...
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'Sex' can't shake workshop feelJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Pity Steppenwolf Theatre's new “Sex With Strangers.” Continuing the troupe's theme this season of examining the “public-private self,” it has to follow hard upon scorch...
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Aurora's Copley Theatre hosts 'Monologues'Jan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Girl talk Paramount Theatre presents a remount of the production of “The Vagina Monologues” that ran last year at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Comprised of a s...
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Oak Park actor's 'Les Mis' dream comes true ... againJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - When Broadway in Chicago first announced the return of “Les Misérables” as part of its 2010-11 season, Oak Park actor Joe Tokarz started making plans to take his family ...
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Best bets: See the real 'Swan Lake'Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Black/white ‘Swan' With all the award hoopla surrounding star Natalie Portman in “Black Swan,” why not take in the original Tchaikovsky ballet that inspired directo...
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Headin' out: Anne Frank exhibit opensJan 30, 2011 12:00 am - ‘Anne Frank: A History for Today' The Elmhurst Historical Museum takes a closer look at the life of young Holocaust victim and author Anne Frank through the traveli...
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Black History Family Festival at Gail Borden libraryJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - “African-American Visual and Performing Arts: A Unifying Experience” will be presented from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove ...
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English folk dance at Elgin libraryJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, Jan. 30, English country dancing will be performed and taught to music by Old Fezziwig’s Band at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Fermila...
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Olympia Dukakis catches a milk train off-BroadwayJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — No one can fault Olympia Dukakis with a lack of commitment to her roles. The 79-year-old Academy Award-winner has a tendency to return again and again to the...