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Catastrophic Theatre Presents Two Maher Plays - Houston Chronicle
paul locklear (as george bush) holds a knife over sean patrick judge (as jim lehrer) while troy schulze (as john kerry) looks on during rehearsals for the strangerer . a 2004 presidential debate between george w. bush and john kerry takes a ...
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My Morning Jacket Reschedules chicago Theatre Shows

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Close-up Is On Fans, Not Glam, At Chicago Filmfest
the 44th chicago international film festival when: thursday through oct. 29 where: opening and closing nights, the harris theatre, 205 e. randolph st.; regular screenings, amc river east 21, 322 e. illinois st., and amc 600 n. michigan 9, 600 n. michigan ave.; select screenings at the music box theatre, 3733 n. southport ave..
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Center Theatre Group Receives Major Grant - Los Angeles Times Blogs
center theatre group , parent of the mark taper forum, left, ahmanson theatre and kirk douglas theatre, will receive as much as $1.1 million from the doris duke charitable foundation and the nonprofit finance fund to serve as a very large guinea pig ...
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Curtain Rises On Tales Of The Midwest - Chicago Sun-times
stories of the midwest are in the spotlight at sandhill theatre, chicago's newest theater company. several years ago, co-artistic directors brandon hayes and lauren platt baker saw a gap on the local theater scene and decided to fill it. » click to ...
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Mellon Foundation Grants Steppenwolf's New Play Program $600,000
the trustees of the andrew w. mellon foundation have awarded chicago's steppenwolf theatre company a three-year $600,000 grant as part of a new initiative to expand the commissioning for the development of new plays for the american stage.
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My Morning Jacket Reschedules Chicago Concerts
after the postponement of their two chicago theatre shows last week, my morning jacket has confirmed new re-scheduled dates. the band will return to play at 7:30 p.m. dec. 27-28 at the theater.
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Renovated Morse Theatre Reborn As Live Music Venue - Chicago Sun-times
there’s a new player on the chicago concert stage. the morse theatre, 1328 w. morse, reopens thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio. jazz drummer winard harper christens the 299-seat performance space, followed by the ...
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Signature's Home On Sale Starting Oct. 14 - Playbill
tickets for signature theatre company's new off-broadway production of samm-art williams' home go on sale oct. 14. under the direction of ron oj parson, home will feature tracey bonner, kevin t. carroll and january lavoy. performances play nov. 11 ...
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'jersey Boys' Celebrates 'four Seasons' In Chicago
oh what a year! the record-breaking chicago company of jersey boys, the story of frankie valli and the four seasons, celebrates its first anniversary in chicago this week. to mark this major event, jersey boys will hold a citywide pizza party and perform their official anniversary show on tuesday, october 14. a month-long benefit in support of the vh1 save the music foundation will continue ...
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Saw Chicago
chicago came to ogdensburg.  the razzle.  the dazzle.
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Broadway Returns To Knoxville Via Chicago - Wbir
broadway returned to knoxville tuesday night as the musical chicago opened at the tennessee theatre. new york-based nederlander producing company of america formerly brought musicals to the civic auditorium as part of its broadway in knoxville series ...
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Perez Familiar To Chicago, But Pianist Keeps It Fresh - Chicago Tribune
in many ways, the visionary panamanian pianist danilo perez can be considered an honorary chicagoan. he helped launch his national career here with a breakthrough performance in 1994 when he played with puerto rican saxophonist david sanchez at the ...
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Steppenwolf Wins $600k Grant
chicago's steppenwolf theatre company was been given a $600,000 grant from the andrew mellon foundation.
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Newsome Will Join Mahoney, Guinan, Wilder And Irwin In Steppenwolf's Seafarer
casting is now complete for steppenwolf theatre company's upcoming production of conor mcpherson's the seafarer, which will begin performances at the chicago venue dec. 4.
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'garner' Returns, Mot Heads For Chicago - Pride Source
margaret garner, the fugitive slave made famous in toni morrison's "beloved," died some 150 years ago. this month, with a little help from the michigan opera theatre and chicago's auditorium theatre, "margaret garner," the opera created by morrison ...
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Sequins, Segues From Aussie Divas - West Online
seven of australia’s top showbiz divas are gathered in perth amid a buzz of chatter and exclamations as they show off baby photos of recently acquired children and grandchildren. sounding particularly protective and proud is nancye hayes, who is ...
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Graffiti Writer Talks Politics To Students
photo credit: ben lohman vote or die: billy 'upski' wimsatt, a well-known political organizer from chicago, spoke to a packed house last evening in the union theatre. he encouraged students to vote and discussed important issues of the upcoming election.
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Signature's Home On Sale Starting Oct. 14
tickets for signature theatre company's new off-broadway production of samm-art williams' home go on sale oct. 14.
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D'amboise To Return To Broadway's Chicago In November - Playbill
charlotte d'amboise in chicago . charlotte d'amboise, who received a tony nomination for her performance as cassie in the recent revival of a chorus line , will return to the tony-winning revival of kander and ebb's chicago in november. beginning nov ...
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