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John Caird brings blockbuster cred to L.A. Opera's 'Tosca'
John Caird, who's directing the L.A. Opera production of "Tosca" that opens Saturday, played crucial roles in launching two of the biggest stage blockbusters of modern times. The fact that the British director remains somewhat below the radar, at...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, Music Theater, London Theatre, Literature
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That miser Scrooge gives much in this season's 'Christmas Carol'
![THEATER REVIEW: "A Christmas Carol" at the Goodman Theatre ★★★ ... This is a very good year for the Goodman Theatre's "A Christmas Carol." And I speak as one who has imbibed many different vintages of this particular seasonal grape.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-11/66373501-28135909.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "A Christmas Carol\" at the Goodman Theatre ★★★ ... This is a very good year for the Goodman Theatre's \"A Christmas Carol.\" And I speak as one who has imbibed many different vintages of this particular seasonal grape.")
This is a very good year for the Goodman Theatre's "A Christmas Carol." And I speak as one who has imbibed many different vintages — more than a dozen, just counting the Goodman Theatre version — of this particular seasonal grape.
That's...Tags: Religious Festivals, Celebrities, Goodman Theatre, Mary Martin, Abusive Behavior
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On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past
WASHINGTON -- Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with "twenty thousand times the force" of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-century debate...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Heritage Foundation, Finance, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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Column: Ghosts of Christmas past seen in immigration debate
WASHINGTON — Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with "twenty thousand times the force" of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-...Tags: Religious Festivals, Heritage Foundation, Finance, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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2011 Holiday Guide
Like the creeping tinsel at the mall, holiday shows in Chicago seem to start earlier each year. This season, it was “White Christmas” at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire even before the trick-or-treaters had ventured forth from their...Tags: Religious Festivals, Entertainment Events, Goodman Theatre, Peter Billingsley, It's a Wonderful Life (movie)
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Felicia P. Fields and E. Faye Butler, to be together again. And Court has its 'Angels.'
Felicia P. Fields and E. Faye Butler, both longtime stars of Chicago theater, are to be the stars of the 2012 Goodman Theatre production of Regina Taylor's "Crowns" next summer, the theater said Tuesday. The pair of much-loved divas will be joined by a...Tags: Goodman Theatre, Regina Taylor, Tony Kushner, Arts and Culture
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Obama's sanctimony proves who the real Scrooge is
As right as Dickens. That's what President Barack Obama suggested about his tax plan when he recently used "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens to frame his case for rate increases. A "Scrooge Christmas" is what the country will get if lawmakers won't...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Charles Dickens
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A case for reading out loud to (older) children
Lehigh Valley ParentingI still read out loud to my son. He is in fifth grade and an avid reader. He plows through books and is currently devouring "The Hobbit" which he calls "addicting." But he still likes it when I read out loud to him before bed. I've always read to him. I... -
This weekend: ‘Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,’ ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘Back to the Beginning,’ football
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelLet's start at the very beginning — it's a sentiment crucial to two big ABC programs this weekend. The TV menu will be heavy on football, Christmas and music. Mr. Magoo and Julie Andrews are back with their very best. The highlights: 1. Christiane... -
A Cerberus Carol?
Paging Mr. Fezziwig. One might get the notion that Charles Dickens' good-hearted fictional employer was back in business after the announcement this week by a private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, that it intends to sell Freedom Group Inc.,...Tags: Justice and Rights, Values, Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated, Pension and Welfare, Bain Capital, LLC
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This weekend: ‘Survivor,’ ‘Homeland’ season finales; Martin Short hosts ‘SNL’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIn the holiday category, CBS replays "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at 8 p.m. Friday. "Yes, Virginia" follows at 9. NBC repeats "Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas" at 8 p.m. Friday. CBS delivers the movie "Elf" at 8 p.m. Saturday. And TCM will... -
Former high school basketball coach is the perfect "Scrooge"
Groller's CornerOver the 30-plus high school basketball seasons I've covered for The Morning Call, I've met more than a few interesting characters; none more so than Dr. Barry Glassman, who was the head coach at Southern Lehigh for four seasons back in the 1980s. He...
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