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    Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 'Priscilla' is hot stuff on a cold night

    THEATER REVIEW "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" at the Auditorium Theatre ★★★
    With their Equity cards tucked inside their girdles, thank God, and all of Tim Chappel and Lizzie Gardiner's Tony Award-winning costumes — cheerleaders, ostrich heads, Marie Antoinettes — loaded on to the truck, the travelin' Aussie drag...

    Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Times Square, Cirque du Soleil, Tony Awards

    2. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Manifold Greatness

    "Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible," a traveling exhibition opening at the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College on Monday, April 22, celebrates the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James...

    Tags: Financial Aid, Harford Community College, Gary Owens, Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC

    3. Feb 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. NU 'Grapes of Wrath' is justice delayed for composer Gordon

    "The Grapes of Wrath," composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Michael Korie's operatic adaptation of John Steinbeck's sprawling 1939 novel about dispossessed Oklahoma sharecroppers during the Great Depression, has enjoyed a degree of instant success...

    Tags: Education, Northwestern University, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Goodman Theatre

    4. Mar 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. A woman's fantasies and fears take wing in 'Amelia'

    It's heartening to see area college and university music programs taking up the slack with respect to significant recent American operas Chicago's professional opera companies have ignored. A little more than a week ago, student singers and orchestra...

    Tags: Human Interest, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Northwestern University, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pilsen

    5. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. The story of the Oscars

    While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...

    Tags: Bob Hope, William Holden, Richard Burton, Taxi Driver (movie), Meryl Streep

    6. Feb 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. New artistic chief charts daring new directions for Chicago Opera Theater

    In contrast with the greatest hits programming Lyric Opera has announced for next season, the alternative opera schedule with which Chicago Opera Theater is inaugurating the Andreas Mitisek era, beginning this weekend, promises to be anything but safe and standard.
    In contrast with the greatest hits programming Lyric Opera has announced for next season, the alternative opera schedule with which Chicago Opera Theater is inaugurating the Andreas Mitisek era, beginning this weekend, promises to be anything but safe and...

    Tags: Northwestern University, Philip Glass, Pilsen, Roosevelt University, Colleges and Universities

    7. Oct 31, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. With a little help from friends, Loyola Blakefield brings 'Frankenstein' to life

    Nigel Goldsborough is a normally a mild-mannered freshman at Loyola Blakefield High School.
    Nigel Goldsborough is a normally a mild-mannered freshman at Loyola Blakefield High School. But something strange happened to Goldsborough this month, and it's a good thing that his change in attitude is only temporary. When the Loyola Blakefield...

    Tags: Human Interest, Charles Street, Grapes, School Examinations, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)

    8. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. New club in South Loop is labor of love for musician

    He has spent most of his adult life in the demanding and financially precarious world of music. Despite that, John Devens remains a sane man, and so it came as a mild shock to learn that he has decided to become the artistic director of a new music club in the South Loop.
    He has spent most of his adult life in the demanding and financially precarious world of music. Despite that, John Devens remains a sane man, and so it came as a mild shock to learn that he has decided to become the artistic director of a new music club...

    Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Concerts, DePaul University, Music Industry

    9. Sep 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Classic Hollywood: The movies at work

    As far back as Louis Lumière's 1895 "Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon" 46-second short, work has been a central theme in motion pictures.¶There have been stark dramas about officer workers as drones (King Vidor's 1928 "The Crowd"), satires (Charlie Chaplin's 1936 "Modern Times"), angry explorations of the hardships of unemployment (John Ford's 1940 "The Grapes of Wrath") and the dangers of certain occupations (Ford's 1941 "How Green Was My Valley" about miners) or political statements such as 1979's "Norma Rae," which examined the struggle to unionize a factory. More recent films such as 1999's "Office Space" have skewered the world of bored computer drones. ¶ So in honor of Labor Day, here are some of the best Hollywood films about the workplace, whether it's an office, a farm — or even the circus.
    As far back as Louis Lumière's 1895 "Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon" 46-second short, work has been a central theme in motion pictures.¶There have been stark dramas about officer workers as drones (King Vidor's 1928 "The Crowd"), satires...

    Tags: Human Interest, The Apartment (movie), John Raitt, Academy Awards, Charlie Chaplin

    10. Apr 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Long 'March' toward the stage

    How did Frank Galati adapt E.L. Doctorow's novel about an almost unimaginable Civil War event? He took years, went big and kept it personal. "The March," about William Tecumseh Sherman's campaign through the South, opens Sunday night at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
    In 1864, a diminutive and unprepossessing general named William Tecumseh Sherman stormed through the South with more than 60,000 Union troops. Even though Sherman had previously supped and socialized in many of the cities he would set ablaze, he...

    Tags: Literature, Wars and Interventions, Central Park, Racism, Social Issues

    11. Jun 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. A Noise Within reports upswing in audiences in new location

    A Noise Within has reported an upswing in audiences in its first season at its new location in Pasadena. The classical repertory theater company, which was located in Glendale for close to 20 years, began performances at its new venue in October.
    A Noise Within has reported an upswing in audiences in its first season at its new location in Pasadena. The classical repertory theater company, which was located in Glendale for close to 20 years, began performances at its new venue in October. The...

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    12. Mar 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Review: 'The Hunger Games' a winning story of sacrifice and survival

    When you're talking about "The Hunger Games," it all comes down to Katniss.
    Los Angeles Times Film Critic
    When you're talking about "The Hunger Games," it all comes down to Katniss. Like other strong-minded women who have driven book sales into the stratosphere — think Lisbeth Salander of the "Dragon Tattoo" triology and even Bella Swan of the...

    Tags: Movies, Donald Sutherland, Billy Ray, Jennifer Lawrence, Iraq War (2003-2011)

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