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Blogs
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Bleader
, Nov 30, 2012
The
Reader
's Agenda: Fri 11/30
What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 30, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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,
Arts
,
Mayne Stage
,
Rogers Park
,
The Coup
,
Sorry to Bother You
,
Miles Raymer
,
Japanther
,
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,
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,
3rd Annual Playground Improv Marathon
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Theater Review
, Nov 28, 2012
The ho ho ho show review
Reader
critics weigh in on eight new holiday shows
by Tony Adler, Keith Griffith, Justin Hayford, Jack Helbig, Dan Jakes, Marissa Oberlander, and Zac Thompson
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,
Christmas 2012
,
A Christmas Carol
,
Goodman Theatre
,
Tom Creamer
,
Larry Yando
,
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
,
Susan Wojciechowski
,
Provision Theater
,
Timothy Gregory
,
Michael Mahler
,
El Stories: Holiday Train
,
CTA
,
el train
,
Waltzing Mechanics
,
Zack Florent
,
Greenhouse Theater Center
,
The Gifts of the Magi
,
Mark St. Germain
,
Randy Courts
,
O. Henry
,
Mark Lococo
,
Porchlight Music Theatre
,
Stage 773
,
It's a Bieberful Life
,
ComedySportz
,
Mel Evans
,
Justin Bieber
,
George Bailey
,
Frank Capra
,
It's a Wonderful Life
,
Maria Randazzo
,
Street Tempo Theatre
,
It's a Wonderful Santa Land Miracle Nut Cracking Christmas Story . . . Jews Welcome
,
Santa Claus Vs. the Easter Bunny
,
Michael Houghton Wagman
,
Vampire Koala
,
Donny's Skybox Studio
,
The Santaland Diaries
,
David Sedaris
,
Mitchell Fain
,
Jeremy Wechsler
,
Theater Wit
,
Provision Theater Company
,
Greenhouse Theatre
,
ComedySportz Theatre
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Oct 7, 2012
The
Reader
's Agenda: Sun 10/7
What's on the Agenda for Sunday, October 7, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Do This
,
Cole's
,
Logan Square
,
Cinema Minima
,
Cinema Culture
,
Celebration of the Grotesque & Morbid
,
Theater Wit
,
Lakeview
,
A Class Act
,
Edward Kleban
,
Albert Williams
,
Linda Kline
,
Lonny Price
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Bleader
, Sep 30, 2012
Video
Irvine Welsh on
Skagboys
,
Trainspotting
, and . . . Miami
The Scottish writer talks about his latest novel, a new theatrical adaption of
Trainspotting
, and life in the Sunshine State.
by Jerome Ludwig
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,
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Irvine Welsh
,
Skagboys
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Trainspotting
,
books
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Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs
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Bleader
, Sep 14, 2012
"Goofball perfection" to emotion-killing monologues: this week's performing arts reviews
Fresh performing arts reviews by
Reader
critics
by Meg Pier
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,
Arts
,
Comedy
,
Dance
,
Iron Stag King
,
After
,
Profiles Theatre
,
Chopin Theatre
,
Annee Pocalypse
,
Mary's Attic
,
Blagojevich
,
A Class Act
,
Athenaeum Theatre
,
Theater Wit
,
Commedia King John
,
Den Theatre
,
Illegal Use of Hands
,
Victory Gardens Theater
,
Impenetrable
,
The Last Five Years
,
The North Star
,
Once Upon a Rom Com
,
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy
,
Gorilla Tango Theatre
,
Shakespeare's Female Women
,
Skokie Theatre
,
Six Dead Queens
,
Greenhouse Theater
,
Spirits to Enforce
,
Studio BE
,
Voices of Strength
,
Columbia College Dance Center
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Bleader
, May 10, 2012
Lions and tigers and bears and, uh, butterflies, oh my: new
Reader
performing arts reviews
Fresh performing arts reviews from
Reader
critics
by Rebecca Cohen
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,
Arts
,
Dance
,
Griffin Theatre
,
Kin
,
Hell in a Handbag Production
,
Goodman Theatre
,
The Iceman Cometh
,
Circle Theatre
,
When the Rain Stops Falling
,
Jamaica Farewell
,
Debra Ehrhardt
,
Chicago Children's Theatre
,
A Brown Bear
,
A Moon
,
and A Caterpillar
,
Here Are Lions
,
Tigers Be Still
,
Theater Wit
,
The Roar of the Butterfly
,
Cats
,
Her Naked Skin
,
Pretty/Windy Theatre Company
,
Romeo vs. Juliet
,
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
,
Timon of Athens
,
Hostage Song
,
Music Mad
,
Muntu Dance Theatre
,
DanceWorks Chicago
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Blogs
,
Bleader
, Sep 25, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Saturday 9/25
Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.
by John V. Santore
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,
Never Let Me Go
,
Kazuo Ishiguro
,
The Counter
,
Landmark's Century Centre
,
jack goes boating
,
renaissance place
,
colin
,
Facets Cinematheque
,
Lincoln Park's Noodle House
,
catfish
,
river east 21
,
dao
,
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
,
International House
,
University of Chicago
,
Hyde Park Union Church
,
Experimental Station
,
Hyde Park Art Center
,
Medici on 57th
,
Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
,
jazz showcase
,
Hackney’s Printers’ Row
,
world music festival
,
Barbara Furtuna
,
Second Presbyterian Church
,
La Cantina Grill
,
Kings Go Forth
,
Edgewater Gralley
,
Banadir
,
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
,
theater wit
,
harmony grill
,
menorca
,
freddy's pizza
,
chelsea handler
,
chicago theatre
,
emerald loop bar and grill
,
emerald loop bar & grill
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Performing Arts Review
, Sep 23, 2010
Review: Brotherly Love in a Cruel Country
Why
Big River
and Huck Finn still resonate
by Albert Williams
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,
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Aug 13, 2010
Theater Wit Hosts Solo Performer Marcella Goheen
Theater Wit hosts solo performer Marcella Goheen.
by Albert Williams
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,
Performing Arts
,
Arts
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Marcella Goheen
,
The Maria Project
,
Theater Wit
,
Maria Salazar
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Performing Arts
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Performing Arts Review
, May 6, 2010
Adding Insult to Comedy
The alienation device that works all too well undermines
Spin
.
by Tony Adler
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,
Theater Wit
,
Spin
,
Jeremy Wechsler
,
Penny Penniston
,
Hypocrites
,
Frankenstine
,
Alice Wedoff
,
Coburn Goss
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Apr 23, 2010
4/25-5/2 — Free Performances of
Spin
at Theater Wit
Theater Wit (1229 W. Belmont) is offering two weeks of free performances of Penny Penniston's new comedy,
Spin
.
by Sam Worley
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,
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,
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,
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,
Arts
,
Apropos of Nothing
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Spin
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,
Theater Wit
,
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theater
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Performing Arts
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Performing Arts Review
, Dec 3, 2009
Sweet and Sour
A buffet of nontraditional holiday theater fare
by Tony Adler, Justin Hayford, Ryan Hubbard, Zac Thompson, and Albert Williams
Tags:
Performing Arts Review
,
Cockettes: The Christmas Spectacular
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
The Feats of Strength: Six New Plays for Surviving the Holidays
,
Emma Stanton
,
Dramatis Personae
,
Strawdog Theatre Company
,
It Came Upon a Midnight Queen
,
Chemically Imbalanced Theater
,
Madame Barker
,
Molly Brennan
,
Madame Barker Holiday Variety Show
,
Prop Thtr
,
Mother Superior’s Ho-Ho-Holy Night
,
Royal George Theatre
,
Vicki Quade
,
Kathleen Puls Andrade
,
The Santaland Diaries
,
David Sedaris
,
Mitchell Fain
,
Theater Wit
,
Theatre Building Chicago
,
Silent Nightmare: A Christmas Dirge
,
Angie McMahon
,
Cynthia Shur
,
John Fournier
,
David Kovacs
,
Royal George Theatre Center
,
Stage 773
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Sep 10, 2008
Resident companies wanted
Roomies wanted for Bailiwick's soon-to-be-former bailiwick.
by Deanna Isaacs
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,
Onstage
,
Arts
,
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