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Theater on the Lake will put on 'Hit the Wall' this summer
Theater on the Lake, the Chicago Park District-sponsored enterprise offering semi-outdoor shows at Fullerton Avenue on the shore of Lake Michigan, has announced its 2012 season, including another chance to see the sold-out show "Hit the Wall" by The...Tags: Culture, Chicago Loop, Chicago Park District, Arts and Culture, Herman Melville
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Eclipse's 'Horizon' still in search of O'Neill's truth
![THEATER REVIEW:"Beyond the Horizon" by Eclipse Theatre ★★ ... The main problem with Lou Contey's new production of this 1920 drama, wherein two brothers make flawed life choices after the same woman comes between them, is that it feels like a production in search of an overarching idea.](http://www.trbimg.com/img-4f70d3b0/turbine/ct-ent-0327-beyond-horizon.jpg-20120326/187/16x9 "THEATER REVIEW:"Beyond the Horizon\" by Eclipse Theatre ★★ ... The main problem with Lou Contey's new production of this 1920 drama, wherein two brothers make flawed life choices after the same woman comes between them, is that it feels like a production in search of an overarching idea.")
For most of its recent history, Eclipse Theatre Company has been defined by its intimacy. And so has director Lou Contey, who made his reputation long ago at the Shattered Globe's tiny old space on Halsted Street. But in tandem with the start of its...Tags: Arts and Culture
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Barnyard drama is free and fun
When I was a girl, I used to watch "The Young and the Restless" with my mom. She didn't feel good about it, but it was the one hour out of her hectic day as a working wife and mother of five that she indulged herself in a guilty pleasure. I guess the...Tags: Entertainment, The Herald-Mail, Television Industry, Movies
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Court Theatre to stage 'Jitney,' Moliere and more
Chicago's Court Theatre has announced its 2012-13 season. Bereft of new work or major reinterpretation, it seems notably less ambitious than in recent years, but will likely please those who like to see familiar, well-regarded titles. The season begins...Tags: Entertainment, Hermosa, August Wilson, Music, Richard Wilbur
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Director Michael Mayer on 'American Idiot,' the hazards of theater
![Ever since his smash hit "Spring Awakening," Michael Mayer has been one of Broadway's hottest, busiest and most distinctive directors. We spoke with Mayer about the tour of his Broadway production of "American Idiot," which opens Tuesday in Chicago, his work on the Broadway revival of "On a Clear Day" and his central involvement in the NBC drama series "Smash," which premiered Monday night.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-02/67895001-06143914.jpg "Ever since his smash hit "Spring Awakening,\" Michael Mayer has been one of Broadway's hottest, busiest and most distinctive directors. We spoke with Mayer about the tour of his Broadway production of \"American Idiot,\" which opens Tuesday in Chicago, his work on the Broadway revival of \"On a Clear Day\" and his central involvement in the NBC drama series \"Smash,\" which premiered Monday night.")
Ever since his smash hit "Spring Awakening," Michael Mayer has been one of Broadway's hottest, busiest and most distinctive directors. We spoke with Mayer about the tour of his Broadway production of "American Idiot," which opens Tuesday in Chicago, his...Tags: Green Day (music group), Entertainment, Theater, Tony Awards, Smash (tv program)
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'Footnote' review: Discard your invitation to this petty party
*1/2 (out of four)
The Israeli drama “Footnote” was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars. Not only did it not deserve to win (the brilliant Iranian film “A Separation” took the prize) but it...Tags: Entertainment, Lior Ashkenazi, Autism, Constipation, Academy Awards
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'Footnote' mines scholarly intrigue ✭✭✭ 1/2
![A terrific deadpan chronicle of father and son Talmudic scholars beset by an escalating bureaucratic screw-up, Joseph Cedar's" Footnote" sets the tone for the battles to come in its opening sequence.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-03/68813576-14141226.jpg "A terrific deadpan chronicle of father and son Talmudic scholars beset by an escalating bureaucratic screw-up, Joseph Cedar's" Footnote\" sets the tone for the battles to come in its opening sequence.")
A terrific deadpan chronicle of father and son Talmudic scholars beset by an escalating bureaucratic screw-up, Joseph Cedar's" Footnote" sets the tone for the battles to come in its opening sequence.
The son, a well-liked backslapper by the name of Uriel...Tags: Judaism, The Artist (movie), Entertainment, Lior Ashkenazi, Jean Dujardin
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Iranian Oscar nominee Farhadi offers riddles without answers in 'A Separation' -- 4 stars
![Some films wear their artistry so lightly they appear simply to be happening, the inner workings of the story guided by an unseen hand. In "A Separation," the stunning drama from Iran and the foreign-language awards contender of the season, the hand belongs to writer-director Asghar Farhadi, making his fifth feature since 2003.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67620708-25091324.jpg "Some films wear their artistry so lightly they appear simply to be happening, the inner workings of the story guided by an unseen hand. In "A Separation,\" the stunning drama from Iran and the foreign-language awards contender of the season, the hand belongs to writer-director Asghar Farhadi, making his fifth feature since 2003.")
Some films wear their artistry so lightly they appear simply to be happening, the inner workings of the story guided by an unseen hand. In "A Separation," the stunning drama from Iran and the foreign-language awards contender of the season, the hand...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, A Separation (movie), A Separation (movie), Meryl Streep
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'21 Jump Street' review: Remake whatever you want if it's this funny
*** (out of four)
Part action movie spoof, part coming-of-age comedy and mostly hilarious, “21 Jump Street” gives the genre of “unexpected remakes of not especially significant ’80s TV shows” a good name.
The cop drama that...Tags: Jonah Hill, Entertainment, 21 Jump Street (movie), Rob Riggle, Judd Apatow
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Will drama, music, romance draw viewers to 'Smash' on NBC?
![Without the freaks and geeks of "Glee,"who made long-skeptical network executives suddenly receptive to prime-time characters singing and dancing, there would be no "Smash."But NBC's eminently watchable and shrewdly crafted new drama series, which premieres Feb. 6 after a heavy marketing campaign, is not about high school drama but the actual grown-up business of Broadway itself, otherwise known as freaks and geeks with bigger budgets and training, but the same insecurities.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67658950-27141358.jpg "Without the freaks and geeks of "Glee,\"who made long-skeptical network executives suddenly receptive to prime-time characters singing and dancing, there would be no \"Smash.\"But NBC's eminently watchable and shrewdly crafted new drama series, which premieres Feb. 6 after a heavy marketing campaign, is not about high school drama but the actual grown-up business of Broadway itself, otherwise known as freaks and geeks with bigger budgets and training, but the same insecurities.")
Without the freaks and geeks of "Glee,"who made long-skeptical network executives suddenly receptive to prime-time characters singing and dancing, there would be no "Smash."But NBC's eminently watchable and shrewdly crafted new drama series, which...Tags: Entertainment, Theater, Smash (tv program), Jack Davenport, Concerts
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Millen was right man in the middle of PSU coverage
It was a week sports fans will never forget. Many around here would love to forget it, of course, but the wall-to-wall images we've seen on ESPN, Comcast SportsNet, various Philadelphia news outlets and many other places have left an indelible impression...Tags: Entertainment, LSU Tigers, Fox Broadcasting Company, Piers Morgan, NFL Network (tv network)
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Announcing 2 major talents in 'Pariah' -- 3 1/2 stars
![Remember the name Adepero Oduye. In fact, commit the spelling to memory. The luminous actress who plays the high school junior (nearly half the performer's real age) at the center of the exceptional, new, coming-of-age drama "Pariah" has one of those faces that lights up the screen while lighting the way for a filmmaker's story.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67156777-04133904.jpg "Remember the name Adepero Oduye. In fact, commit the spelling to memory. The luminous actress who plays the high school junior (nearly half the performer's real age) at the center of the exceptional, new, coming-of-age drama "Pariah\" has one of those faces that lights up the screen while lighting the way for a filmmaker's story.")
Remember the name Adepero Oduye. In fact, commit the spelling to memory. The luminous actress who plays the high school junior (nearly half the performer's real age) at the center of the exceptional, new, coming-of-age drama "Pariah" has one of those...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Social Sciences, Culture, Sundance Film Festival
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Jan 5, 2012
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