Articles filed under Theater
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Barrington drummer in Goodman's orchestraOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington-based drummer Billy Shaffer has spent his career playing for various rock, country and swing bands, including a stint playing drums with the Jump 'N the Saddl...
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Hypocrites reinvent classic 'Our Town'Oct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Once in a thousand times it's interesting." Thornton Wilder's Stage Manager utters those words at the end of the second act of "Our Town" while presiding over the wedd...
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Steppenwolf brings a sort of clarity to Murakami's 'Kafka on the Shore'Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - No doubt about it: When a play or movie is based on a book, the new work should be able to stand on its own, whether or not it attempts to be faithful to the original te...
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New and notable on stageSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Scary tale Maintaining the tradition it established several years ago with its seasonally appropriate "The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe," First Folio Theatre opens its 200...
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In short, 'Sleuth' worth seeingSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Theater lovers pressed for time will be glad to know this review of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's "Sleuth" won't take long to read. Not because the Glen Ellyn company's pro...
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Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra revive the 1920s in AuroraSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - With his slicked-back hair, arched eyebrows and string-bean frame filling out an elegant white-tie tuxedo, singer Max Raabe looks like he just stepped out of a Fred Asta...
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Dessay, Kaufmann bring 'Manon' to life at Lyric Opera'Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago picked the ideal vehicle to open its 2008-09 season Saturday night: Jules Massenet's "Manon," a showpiece for great singing, acting, dancing and s...
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'Caroline' deftly juggles issues of race and changeSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - For Chicago-area critics who haven't already added Court Theatre to their short list of future nominees for the regional Tony Award, I expect Charles Newell's impeccable...
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Metropolis' 'Damn Yankees' gets a solid tripleSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The folks at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre seem to have nothing but baseball on their minds these days. Their previous show was a revival of "Bleacher Bums," Ch...
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Ably-acted 'The U.N. Inspector' falls shortSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Like the professed good intentions of former communists embracing democracy, "The U.N. Inspector" begins promisingly. However, good intentions alone can sustain neither ...