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Eiko Ishioka dies at 73; graphic designer and art director
As Japan's preeminent graphic designer and art director in the 1970s and early '80s, Eiko Ishioka helped build her reputation by heading media campaigns for Parco, a major boutique shopping complex chain. But instead of focusing on fashion or other...Tags: Entertainment Events, Cocoon (music group), Tarsem Singh, Bjork, Isamu Noguchi
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Hometown 'Grease' and Rahm in the house: The big theater stories of 2011
Phew, 2011 was quite a year in Chicago theater. As the year comes to a close, ready for a quick tour back through the newsworthy highlights?
The Black Ensemble Theater bowed a gorgeous, $19 million new home on the North Side. Stage 773 on Belmont...Tags: Victory Gardens Theatre, Entertainment Events, Bank of America Corp., Celebrities, Grease (movie)
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'Chinglish' to close on Broadway
The Goodman Theatre production of David Henry Hwang's "Chinglish," which transferred to Broadway this fall, will mis-translate its last phrase on Jan. 29. Producer Jeffrey Richards announced Monday that the show, which received mixed reviews in New...Tags: Broadway Theater, Goodman Theatre
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Long Beach Opera's Andreas Mitisek adds a new post in Chicago
Culture MonsterDefying the conventional wisdom that two heads are better than one, Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theater announced Wednesday that the adventurous Southern California company’s general director, Andreas Mitisek, will do double duty starting... -
Eiko Ishioka, designer for 'Spider-Man' and Cirque, dies at 73
Culture MonsterEiko Ishioka, the celebrated Japanese designer, has died at age 73. Her work included Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," Cirque du Soleil's "Varekai" and the movie "Bram Stoker's Dracula," for which she won an Oscar.... -
Theater review: 'Three Year Swim Club' at East West Players
Culture MonsterMargaret Gray reviews East West Players' production of "Three Year Swim Club."... -
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Broadway casting set for 'Chinglish'
The entire Goodman Theatre cast of David Henry Hwang's “Chinglish” will reprise their roles on Broadway this fall. With one exception. The central role of Daniel, played at the Goodman by James Waterston, will now be played by Gary Wilmes....Tags: Gary Wilmes, James Waterston, Broadway Theater, Goodman Theatre
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Broadway for fall 2011: 'Follies,' 'Godspell,' 'Chinglish' and 'On a Clear Day'
![— The fall on Broadway started early this year. And auspiciously. Transferring from the Kennedy Center in Washington, Eric Schaeffer's lush, raw and <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/theaterloop/chi-follies-review-broadway-20110912,0,6030240.column" target="_blank">moving revival of "Follies,"</a> the classic 1971 musical by James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim, set the bar that all other musical revivals will have to beat this season.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-09/64781209-15105747.jpg "— The fall on Broadway started early this year. And auspiciously. Transferring from the Kennedy Center in Washington, Eric Schaeffer's lush, raw and <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/theaterloop/chi-follies-review-broadway-20110912,0,6030240.column\" target=\"_blank\">moving revival of \"Follies,\"</a> the classic 1971 musical by James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim, set the bar that all other musical revivals will have to beat this season.")
— The fall on Broadway started early this year. And auspiciously. Transferring from the Kennedy Center in Washington, Eric Schaeffer's lush, raw and moving revival of "Follies," the classic 1971 musical by James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim, set the...Tags: Alan Rickman, Angela Bassett, Theater, Stephen Schwartz, Samuel L. Jackson
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Two worthy new summer plays: 'Chinglish' and 'The Homosexuals'
Just as the sun starts coming out in Chicago, so do a couple of terrific new plays.
The Goodman Theatre is just completing a season dominated by ambitious world premieres: "Stage Kiss" from Sarah Ruhl, "Mary" by Thomas Bradshaw, "El Nogalar" by Tanya...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Arthur Miller, Rahm Emanuel, Human Interest, Gays and Lesbians
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Laughs in translation in David Henry Hwang's shrewd new 'Chinglish'
At the moment in David Henry Hwang's "Chinglish" when Sino-American business relations develop to the point a Chinese buyer and a U.S. seller find themselves in bed together, you get a sudden flashback to "M. Butterfly." That brilliant 23-year-old drama,...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Trips and Vacations, Crime, Law and Justice, Mystery (genre), Justice System
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A bona fide breakout role for 'Chinglish' star
![David Henry Hwang's smart and enormously witty "Chinglish" is one of the first major U.S. plays to address the rising economic power of China, as well as America's attempts to benefit from that new money. Currently in a world premiere at the Goodman Theatre, it has been an unequivocal hit for the theater, which has extended the run through July 31.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63263596-15093654.jpg "David Henry Hwang's smart and enormously witty "Chinglish\" is one of the first major U.S. plays to address the rising economic power of China, as well as America's attempts to benefit from that new money. Currently in a world premiere at the Goodman Theatre, it has been an unequivocal hit for the theater, which has extended the run through July 31.")
David Henry Hwang's smart and enormously witty "Chinglish" is one of the first major U.S. plays to address the rising economic power of China, as well as America's attempts to benefit from that new money. Currently in a world premiere at the Goodman...Tags: Facebook, Hong Kong, Yale University, Human Interest, Celebrities
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