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, Nov 23, 2012
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by Drew Hunt
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by Drew Hunt
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Spoon
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Britt Daniel
,
Logan Auditorium
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Divine Fits
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A Thing Called Divine Fits
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Peter Margasak
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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
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What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, July 10, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Lincoln Hall
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Outliers
,
Vol. 1: Iceland
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Dopplegangers
,
Seminary Co-Op Bookstore
,
Fiona Apple
,
Chicago Theater
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The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
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, Jun 26, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, June 26, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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The Paris Opera Ballet
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Harris Theater for Music and Dance
,
Explosions in the Sky
,
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the Books
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Nick Zammuto
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Patrick Somerville
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Ravenswood
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This Bright River
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, Dec 8, 2011
A conversation with Stephen Cone
Stephen Cone, writer-director of
The Wise Kids
, talks about that film and other projects.
by Ben Sachs
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Fox and His Friends
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, Feb 24, 2011
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Yours, Jimmy
Written 60 years ago and rediscovered on eBay, a young gay man’s personal letters become fodder for a new opera.
by Joanne von Alroth
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The Suitcase: An Opera
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, Feb 10, 2011
RIP Bella Itkin, Esteemed Acting Teacher at the Goodman School
Bella Itkin, longtime acting teacher at the Goodman School, has passed away at age 90.
by Albert Williams
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Arts
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David Itkin
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Second City
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, May 26, 2010
The Theater Capital of America
Columbia College has announced an international seminar to be held May 18-22, 2011, on the history and impact of Chicago theater.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Performing Arts
,
Arts
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Columbia College
,
Michael Billington
,
Guardian
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Martha Lavey
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Steppenwolf Theatre
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Todd London
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Performing Arts Review
, Feb 18, 2010
The No-Sing Ring
Wagner's epic opera, without the opera, at the Building Stage
by Zac Thompson
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,
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,
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Blake Montgomery
,
Joanie Schultz
,
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Performing Arts Review
, Feb 18, 2010
Timely and Dated
The Skin of Our Teeth
at the Artistic Home: Thornton Wilder's vintage take on the eternal quandaries
by Albert Williams
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,
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,
Artistic Home
,
The Skin of Our Teeth
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Jeff Christian
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Finnegan's Wake
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the Artistic Home
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Bleader
, Jan 11, 2010
Chicago Theater: The Symposium
Columbia College of Chicago to host national theater symposium in 2011
by Deanna Isaacs
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Performing Arts
,
Arts
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Columbia College of Chicago
,
Chicago Theater
,
"Sustaining Chicago Theater
,
" Chicago theater symposium
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Oct 20, 2009
Jeff Equity Award Winners
Jeff Equity Award winners.
by Tony Adler
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Bleader
, Aug 28, 2009
Saints Talking
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Aug 28, 2009
Jeff Equity Wing Nominees
by Tony Adler
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The Arts
, Jul 30, 2009
The New Board at Theatre Building Chicago Has Big Plans—and They Don’t Include TBC’s Longtime Leadership
Executive director Joan Mazzonelli is out as the Theatre Building Chicago board decides to pursue a new direction; artistic director John Sparks leaves in solidarity.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Joan Mazzonelli
,
Chicago theater
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Ruth Higgins
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Craig Wilson
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John Sparks
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Theatre Building Chicago
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, Apr 21, 2009
Nottage's Pulitzer for Ruined makes it two in a row for Chicago
Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer prize for Ruined makes it two in a row for Chicago-born dramas.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Onstage
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Arts
,
Goodman Theatre
,
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Lynn Nottage
,
Ruined
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Pulitzer Prize
,
Kate Whoriskey
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Bleader
, Jan 5, 2009
Wicked pulls in more green
Wicked breaks another box office record.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Onstage
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Arts
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Chicago theater
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Chicago tourism
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Wicked
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Loop Theater District
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Bleader
, Dec 29, 2008
WSJ: Writers' is nation's best
Writers' Theatre named top company in the nation by WSJ's Terry Teachout
by Deanna Isaacs
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,
Onstage
,
Arts
,
Wall Street Journal
,
Terry Teachout
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Next Theatre
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Shattered Globe Theatre
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Court Theatre
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, Oct 28, 2008
Exhibit salutes 40 years of Chicago theater
Let's hope the Jeff Committee's Chicago theater exhibit jump-starts the theater museum project?
by Albert Williams
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Onstage
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Arts
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Sep 11, 2008
Chicago theater on TV
The Jeff Committee wants to put its muscle behind a TV documentary on Chicago theater.
by Deanna Isaacs
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,
Onstage
,
Arts
,
Chicago theater
,
Jeff Awards
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