Saturday, April 30, 2011
Rallying for DREAM Act, immigration reforms
A crowd of several hundred students, immigrants, community leaders and elected officials packed a Southwest Side church Saturday for a rally�calling for the passage of an Illinois DREAM Act and�other immigration reforms.
Royal Poll: Who Should Play Kate Middleton on Broadway?
Like the rest of the planet, we at Broadway.com got up reeeallly early on April 29 to watch Catherine Elizabeth Middleton walk down the aisle of Westminster Abbey in her Grace Kelly-like wedding gown to wed Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of the house of Windsor. While waiting—along with Elton John and David Beckham—for the bride to arrive, we began mentally casting the role of Kate in a fantasy musical version of the royal love story. Take a look at the following list of lovely ladies and tell us: Which actress should play Kate Middleton on Broadway? Vote now!
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Rallying for DREAM Act, immigration reforms
A crowd of several hundred students, immigrants, community leaders and elected officials packed a Southwest Side church Saturday for a rally�calling for the passage of an Illinois DREAM Act and�other immigration reforms.
Police say 4,000 attended memorial run
Chicago police say more than 4,000 people attended a 5K run and walk held to remember fallen officers.
The Lady?s Saying! A Frank and Funny Chat with the Unbeatable Patti LuPone on Musicals, Memoirs and More (Glee!)
When you’ve got the currently-hot career of Broadway icon Patti LuPone, you gotta know how to multitask. On the day the beloved two-time Tony Award winner paid a visit to Show People, she had already had an early-morning filming on the set of Glee and a rehearsal at New York City Ballet for her upcoming appearance in Seven Deadly Sins. Despite the busy day, LuPone was in high spirits as she chatted with host Paul Wontorek about the the Kurt Weill rarity, the recent artistically-satisfying-yet-commercially-disappointing run of the musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (thankfully preserved on the upcoming Ghostlight Records CD), her must-read memoir and her festive summer vacation plans (man soup, anyone?). Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Patti LuPone!
Four Things You Should Buy From Your Neighbors
To kick off our new column that features the best stuff you can buy from Chicago's artists, artisans, and crafters, we've got a triple whammy. For its 20th birthday, Quimby's Books commissioned a blueprint of the Quimby's sign that hangs in front of the store from comics ace Chris Ware.…
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A Break for Shared-use Kitchens
The long-awaited, much-debated shared kitchens ordinance has been approved by the city's licensing committee. Among other things, the ordinance creates a new category of business license for users of shared kitchens, and cuts the fee for that license by half, to $330 for a two-year license.…
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What's Happening With Sulzer Library's VHS Tapes?
(Not to mention the chairs and tables) by Sarah Louise Klose Valentino Rarities is a videotape collection of the silent film star's early shorts. The Sulzer Regional Library is Chicago's only public library that carries it.… [ Read more ]
Minka Kelly, AnnaLynne McCord & More Get Glam on Opening Night of Love, Loss and What I Wore
Another month, another fabulous new cast at off-Broadway's Love, Loss and What I Wore! This month, the fashionable show welcomes TV beauties Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights) and AnnaLynne McCord (90210), comedy icon Anne Meara, Emmy nominee Conchata Ferrell and lifestyle maven B. Smith. On April 28, the ladies headed to B. Smith's very own restaurant to celebrate their opening night. Take a look below to enjoy the festivities, then head to the Westside Theatre to catch the women in action for yourself!
Timing Troubles for the Big Breeze
The Big Breeze stretched his missing streak to 13 games last weekend, fanning in all three losses to the Tigers, but he snapped the streak on Monday night in a rare White Sox victory, 2-0 over the Yankees. The Sox have won every game this season in which Adam Dunn has played and not struck out.…
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Hiding From Pretend Earthquakes
Today was the "Great Central U.S. ShakeOut," a safety drill organized by some people in Memphis who are concerned about all the earthquakes that could happen at any time, anywhere—even in Illinois, though probably not. "[D]ozens of schools, businesses and other institutions will take a moment to prepare for a catastrophe some scientists believe is extremely unlikely to happen here," our local paper of record reported earlier today.…
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Cullerton opposes Quinn's tax suspension plan
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton today turned thumbs down on Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to withhold nearly $100 million a month from Chicago and other towns to pressure lawmakers to let him borrow billions of dollars to pay overdue bills.
Tony Administrators Make Final Eligibility Decisions for 2010-2011 Season
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 29 for the fourth and final time this season to decide the eligibility of 19 Broadway productions for the 2011 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards. The 19 productions discussed include Elling; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Ghetto Klown; The Book of Mormon; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; Anything Goes; Catch Me If You Can; The Motherf**ker with the Hat; War Horse; Wonderland; High; Sister Act; Jerusalem; Born Yesterday; The House of Blue Leaves; Baby It’s You; The Normal Heart and The People in the Picture.
Will Swenson and Tony Sheldon will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for their performances in Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
John Leguizamo will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in Ghetto Klown.
Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for their performances in The Book ...
David Hyde Pierce and S. Epatha Merkerson to Host 56th Annual Obie Awards
David Hyde Pierce and S. Epatha Merkerson will host the 56th annual Village Voice Obie Awards ceremony on May 16 at Webster Hall. The Obie Awards honor the best of off-Broadway and off-off Broadway. The awards are structured with informal categories that often change annually. Nominations are not listed publicly and the judges may give several awards in each category.
The awards will be presented by Alec Baldwin, Andrew Rannells, Arian Moayed, Jim Parson, John Larroquette, Lee Pace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mamie Gummer, Margaret Colin, Nina Arianda, Patina Miller, Robert Sean Leonard and Rose Hemingway. Anthony Rapp will perform "Seasons of Love" from Rent as well as additional material from his one-man show Without You.
Pierce, a Tony winner for Curtains, has also appeared on Broadway in La Bete, Spamalot and Accent on Youth. His many TV and film credits include Frasier, Wet, Hot, American Summer, Down With Love and A Bug's Life.
Merkerson was last seen on Broadway in Come Back Little Sheba. Her off-Broadway credits include F**king A, The Piano Lesson, I'm Not Stupid, The Old Settler and Birdie Blue. She is best known for her 16-season run on TV's Law & Order.
Palatine man sentenced for terrorizing family
The second man convicted of terrorizing a Carpentersville family during a home invasion was sentenced today to 24 1/2 years in prison.
Christie Brinkley and the Cast of Chicago Ring In 6,000th Performance
Talk about an incredible milestone! The revival of Chicago currently holds the record as Broadway's fifth-longest running show in history, and on April 28, the musical played its 6,000th (!) performance. With Christie Brinkley now leading the cast in her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart, you can bet the crew at the Ambassador Theatre were ready for one razzle-dazzle celebration! Take a look below as Brinkley & Co. toast the musical's magnificent achievement and enjoy some very tasty-looking cake. Congratulations to all involved, and here's to another 6,000 shows!
It's Their Party! Beth Leavel and the Baby It's You! Company Celebrate Opening Night
The sounds of the early ’60s are rocking Broadway in the new musical Baby It’s You!, starring Tony winner Beth Leavel as pioneering record executive and producer Florence Greenberg. On April 27, music lovers of all ages gathered at the Broadhurst Theatre for opening night of the show, which features more than 35 classic hits. After the performance, the company and guests crossed 44th Street to enjoy a fun and festive celebration at Bowlmor Lanes Times Square. Click through to see who’s who at Baby It’s You!’s big night.
Chicagoans: Rachel Herman, photographer seeking love
A few years ago, I decided to see if I could photograph love. I started photographing people who were very in love, to the point where the photographs were syrupy.…
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Squigs Says Hello to Donna Murphy and The People in the Picture
As Broadway welcomes the new time-travelling musical The People in the Picture onto the boards, Broadway.com resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson set out to welcome two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy to her role as Bubbie, a grandmother and Holocaust survivor in 1970s New York City. Through her storytelling, Bubbie brings the people in a faded photograph (Alexander Gemignani, Joyce Van Patten, Christopher Innvar, Hal Robinson, Chip Zien and Lewis J. Stadlen) to life for her granddaughter Jenny (Rachel Resheff), who loves nothing more than hearing her grandmother’s stories of life as a Yiddish theater star in pre-war Poland, to the dismay of her mother, Red (Nicole Parker). Check out Squigs' stunning portrait of these People, then head to Studio 54 to meet them in person.
About the Artist: With a desire to celebrate the magic of live theater and those who create it, and with a deep reverence for such touchstones as the work of Al Hirschfeld and the wall at Sardi’s, Squigs is happy and grateful to be among those carrying on the traditions where theater and caricature meet. He was born and raised in Oregon, lived in Los Angeles for quite a long time and ...
Chicagoans: Rachel Herman, photographer seeking love
A few years ago, I decided to see if I could photograph love. I started photographing people who were very in love, to the point where the photographs were syrupy.…
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Live in Living Color, It's Today Host Kathie Lee Gifford at Catch Me If You Can
After wrapping Wednesday editions of Today, theater-loving co-host Kathie Lee Gifford frequently spends the afternoon at a Broadway matinee. On April 27, the popular TV hostess, actress and lyricist made her way to the Neil Simon Theatre to enjoy the new musical Catch Me If You Can. Gifford had a special reason to catch Catch Me: She and the production’s musical director, John McDaniel, collaborated on a musical version of the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life. For photos of Kathie Lee’s wonderful afternoon at the theater, click on below!
Heavy Metal, Light Heart
When you burn out on tuneless thrashing and slate gray vocal vomit, Slough Feg will be there for you. by Philip Montoro I haven't had much luck converting my metalhead friends to Slough Feg—the band's flavor of metal is just too dorky, they say, or too obvious. So instead I'm going to go to work on all you people.… [ Read more ]
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Wanted: Miracle
According to the Catholic church, which has made thousands such distinctions in its history, one miracle is required for beatification, two for sainthood. This Sunday more than 300,000 Catholics are expected in Rome for a ceremony beatifying Pope John Paul II, declaring the late pontiff "blessed" based on his first miracle: a French nun with Parkinson's disease wrote his name on a piece of paper before going to bed one night, and woke up the next morning cured.…
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Morning Newsfeed: They're Not Kidding About April Showers
Statistics tell us what we already know: This was been the wettest spring in recent memory. It has rained 19 of the last 27 days.…
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Morning Newsfeed: They're Not Kidding About April Showers
Statistics tell us what we already know: This was been the wettest spring in recent memory. It has rained 19 of the last 27 days.…
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Scientists to test water 'gun' in Asian carp fight
Researchers plan to test a "gun" that shoots pulses of water at high velocity to see if it can keep Asian carp from slipping into Lake Michigan.
Show Us Your...Record Collection
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week, it's your RECORD COLLECTION—John Corbett's collection of vinyl, to be exact.
Backstage After the Black Lips, April 22, Logan Square Auditorium
For a while now, we've run photos of what happens on stage at some of the more, um, interesting shows around town. No more.… [ Read more ]
Chicago's Christie Brinkley Gets Teary-Eyed About Her Broadway Debut on The View
It's been an emotional journey for supermodel Christie Brinkley as she made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Brinkley sat down with the ladies of The View on April 27 to discuss how she found the strength to overcome personal hardships (including the diminishing health of her parents) and morph into a full-blown Broadway star. Brinkley became teary-eyed as she recalled the response from her supportive father and children on her opening night performance. She even discussed meeting fans who came all the way from Australia to see her perform. Take a look below, and don't miss your chance to see Brinkley sizzle onstage in Chicago!
Glee in NYC! See Pics of Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Co.'s Central Park Adventure
The cast of Glee is currently in New York City filming scenes for their trip to nationals and what trip to the Big Apple is complete without a visit to Central Park? That's exactly where Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley and the rest of the stars headed on April 27. The Glee crew was all smiles as they had their very own Central Park adventure on a sunny Manhattan afternoon. Take a look below to see what kind of antics the New Directions team got themselves into!
Catch Me If You Can, Daniel Radcliffe, Sutton Foster & More Earn Astaire Award Nominations
Nominations for the 29th annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in dance on Broadway and film, have been announced. The awards will be presented on May 15 at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University in a ceremony directed by Joe Lanteri. Catch Me If You Can leads the list with six nominations, and Broadway stars such as Daniel Radcliffe, Sutton Foster, Nick Adams, Aaron Tveit and Josh Gad received individual Astaire nods. Legendary dancer, choreographer and teacher Jacques D’Amboise will receive the 2011 Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award. A complete list of nominations is as follows:
Broadway Choreographer
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Marguerite Derricks, Wonderland
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Jerry Mitchell, Catch Me if You Can
Toby Sedgwick, War Horse
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act
Danny Medford, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Female Dancer, Broadway
Rachel de Benedet, Catch Me if You Can
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Jennifer Frankel, Catch Me if You Can
J. Elaine Marcos, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Laura Osnes, Anything Goes
Angie Schworer, Catch Me If You ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Judge rejects plea deal for former fugitive surgeon
For five years, former patients of Chicago surgeon Mark Weinberger's feared that the man they claim maimed them with unnecessary surgeries had made a clean getaway.
House explodes in Hickory Hills
David Polensky was in the kitchen of his Hickory Hills home at about 5:30 p.m. tonight when he heard such a massive explosion that it rattled his home.
Distributor to Release Ministry Movie Despite Lawsuit
The distributor of Fix: The Ministry Movie says he's going ahead with plans to release the film, despite a lawsuit from the band's front man, Al Jourgensen.
"We're still selling the movie," says Ed Bates, whose company Gigantic Pictures acquired the film's distribution rights last year.…
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More on Burke and Rahm; aka, Committee Assignment Process Will Signal Whether Aldermen Are Legislators or Lackeys
Lots has been written about the skirmishes between mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and City Council dean Ed Burke as they vie for power in the post-Daley world. But lost in the speculation over whether Emanuel will choose to keep Burke as finance committee chairman is the fact that it’s not supposed to be his decision to make.…
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Bathing Can Be Dangerous
According to a new study in the health journal Resuscitation (America's favorite summertime read, after People and "Danielle Steele books"), taking a hot bath during the cold, cold winter can make our hearts stop beating—and that usually doesn't end well. Apparently, your blood pressure drops really fast when you get into a hot bath after being out snowboarding or making blue snow hamsters or whatever it people do outside when it's cold (I don't leave the house during the winter months).…
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Talk of the Weather, the Cubs, and What's Biting
Everyone seems to be outside and in the mood to talk on those first warm days of the year. Saturday was one of those days.…
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A Little Bit of Florence in Chicago
Even though globalization is taking its toll on the “Made in Italy” claim, the country is still known for the quality of its leather goods. In Florence, the musky scent of leather, paradoxically redolent of both luxury and the barnyard, is an integral part of the city experience.…
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Woman runs red light, slams into cop car
A Chicago police sergeant and two others were injured when woman ran a red light and hit a police squad car that in turn smashed into another car on the South Side.
Did Our Word of Mouth Reviewers Make Themselves at Home at The House of Blue Leaves?
Movie star Ben Stiller and TV favorite Edie Falco lead the cast in the Broadway revival of John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves, an absurdist comedy set in 1965 on the day of the pope’s visit to New York. Stiller plays an aspiring songwriter (and full-time zookeeper) from Queens caught between the demands of his schizophrenic wife (Falco) and his brassy mistress (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Broadway.com sent Word of Mouth reviewers Amy, Tony and Lorin to check out the play, which opened on April 25 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Were they charmed by the wacky goings-on at Blue Leaves?
Rock The House! Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and the Blue Leaves Company Celebrate Opening Night
Ben Stiller’s proud family and pals from his many hit movies lined the red carpet on April 25, opening night of the Broadway revival of The House of Blue Leaves. Returning to the play in which he made his Broadway debut in 1986, Stiller stars as aspiring songwriter Artie Shaughnessy alongside Edie Falco as Artie's schizophrenic wife, Bananas, and Jennifer Jason Leigh as his larger-than-life lover, Bunny Flingus. Broadway.com was on the scene for this high-profile opening at the Walter Kerr Theatre, then joined the fun at the swanky after-party at Sardi’s. Click on and see who made the scene.
Bulls send Pacers packing, 116-89
Scores 10 in 23-8 third-quarter run that keys franchise's second playoff series victory since 1998
Derrick Rose has delivered so many breathtaking moments this season that the spectacular has flirted dangerously with becoming the norm.
Derrick Rose has delivered so many breathtaking moments this season that the spectacular has flirted dangerously with becoming the norm.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Kevin Kline, Orfeh and Blythe Danner Among Performers and Presenters at the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards
Kevin Kline, Orfeh and Blythe Danner are among the theater pros who will take part in the 26th annual Lucille Lortel Awards on May 1 at NYU Skirball Center. Zach Braff and Samantha Bee will host the ceremony which will feature the theme "Off-Broadway" Rocks.
The full list of presenters includes Kline, Danner, Olympia Dukakis, AnnaLynne McCord, Natasha Lyonne, Hilarie Burton, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Annabella Sciorra, Kelly Rutherford, Michael T. Weiss, Mike Birbiglia, Lily Rabe, Josh Hamilton, Matthew Settle, Ron Rifkin, T.V. Carpio, Valerie Harper, Arian Moayed, Terrence McNally, Anson Mount, Sanjaya Malakar, Tammy Blanchard, Kate Shindle, Billy Porter, Seth Numrich, Christopher Hanke, Patina Miller, Anthony Rapp and Jeremy Strong.
"'Off-Broadway Rocks'" is a celebration of musical theater material done with a contemporary rock sound," according to press material. The ceremony will feature performances by Orfeh (reprising a tune from her 2001 off-Broadway show Love, Janis), Grammy nominated percussionist Everett Bradley, rock band The Bettys and performance artist Michael T. The show is directed by Michael Heitzman with musical direction by David Holcenberg.
The Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were created in 1985 by the Off-Broadway League, and recognize excellence off-Broadway by honoring the invaluable contribution of ...
More on Burke and Rahm; aka, Committee Assignment Process Will Signal Whether Aldermen Are Legislators or Lackeys
Lots has been written about the skirmishes between mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and City Council dean Ed Burke as they vie for power in the post-Daley world. But lost in the speculation over whether Emanuel will choose to keep Burke as finance committee chairman is the fact that it’s not supposed to be his decision to make.…
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Chico Mann's Multicultural New York Hybrid
Considering that he plays guitar in Brooklyn's Antibalas it should come as no surprise that Marcos Garcia refracts the cross-generational, pan-stylistic sounds of his solo project Chico Mann through the prism of Afrobeat. "Harmonía," the opening track on his recent Analog Drift (Wax Poetics), serves as well as any of its tunes as a model for his approach: hypnotic post-Fela organ riffs, brittle funk guitar, primitive beatbox rhythms, synthetic bass ostinatos, soulful but scrappy Spanish-language singing, and a countermelody that seems cribbed from Sheila E.'s "Glamorous Life" combine to deliver a giddy but low-key celebration of New York's multicultural 70s and 80s.…
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Cops: Boys, 12, and 13, rob boys, 5, and 6
A 12-year-old and 13-year-old boy were charged with juvenile counts of strong-armed robbery after they attacked two other children and robbed them, Joliet police officials said today.
Chicago Reader Food Writers: Better Than Great
Local author Arthur Plotnik, compiler of Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives, due out from Viva Editions in June, has included Reader food writer Mike Sula not once but twice on the very same page.
Here's the first citation, from a June 2010 One Bite on lychee pte de fruit (i.e., Vietnamese lychee jelly cubes):
[O]n the tongue they put up a slight resistance before dissolving into a tart blast of honeyed squishiness that initiates a dopamine overload.
Plotnik also singles out "superstratum of ethereal crispiness," a phrase from Sula's February 2010 review of Balsan.…
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Special Sale at Robin Richman
In honor of (and in preparation for) Art Chicago in May, boutique Robin Richman is having a sale Monday and Tuesday only—get 25 percent off your purchase both days.
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Chicago Reader Food Writers: Better Than Great
Local author Arthur Plotnik, compiler of Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives, due out from Viva Editions in June, has included Reader food writer Mike Sula not once but twice on the very same page.
Here's the first citation, from a June 2010 One Bite on lychee pte de fruit (i.e., Vietnamese lychee jelly cubes):
[O]n the tongue they put up a slight resistance before dissolving into a tart blast of honeyed squishiness that initiates a dopamine overload.
Plotnick also singles out "superstratum of ethereal crispiness," a phrase from Sula's February 2010 review of Balsan.…
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Feds in Chicago charge 4 in Mumbai terror attacks
Three weeks before the start of perhaps the most significant terrorism trial ever in Chicago, federal prosecutors unsealed charges today against four additional defendants for allegedly plotting the 2008 terrorist attacks in India that killed more than 160 people.
Sales and Other Events
Sarca is offering tax-free shopping through tomorrow—save 9.75 percent on your purchase.
Tonight, jewelry line Objets d'Envy is holding a Customer Appreciation Night at Province, 161 N. Jefferson, and will debut spring and summer styles.…
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Feds in Chicago charge 4 in Mumbai terror attacks
Three weeks before the start of perhaps the most significant terrorism trial ever in Chicago, federal prosecutors unsealed charges today against four additional defendants for allegedly plotting the 2008 terrorist attacks in India that killed more than 160 people.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rock & 61 More Nominated for 2011 Drama League Awards
Nominees have been announced for the 77th annual Drama League Awards, which will be presented at a luncheon to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel on May 20. Kathleen Turner (High) will host the awards, presented in five competitive categories, including the Distinguished Performance Award. As always, the 63 acting nominees, plus seven past winners, will be seated on a dais and given the opportunity to speak to the crowd.
The nominees are as follows:
Distinguished Production of a Play
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Richard Rodgers Theatre
The Diary of a Madman, Brooklyn Academy of Music
The Dream of the Burning Boy, Roundabout Theatre Company
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Second Stage Theatre
Gatz, Elevator Repair Service/The Public Theater
Good People, Manhattan Theatre Club
Jerusalem, Music Box Theatre
Kin, Playwrights Horizons
The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Other Desert Cities, Lincoln Center Theater
Sleep No More, Punchdrunk/The McKittrick Hotel
War Horse, Lincoln Center Theater
Distinguished Production of a Musical
The Book of Mormon, Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Catch Me If You Can, Neil Simon Theatre
Elf, Al Hirschfeld Theatre
In Transit, Primary Stages
The People in the ...
Sales and Other Events
Sarca is offering tax-free shopping through tomorrow—save 9.75 percent on your purchase.
Tonight, jewelry line Objets d'Envy is holding a Customer Appreciation Night at Province, 161 N. Jefferson, and will debut spring and summer styles.…
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Morning Art: Chuck Meyers
Fluor-o-lot, a painting by Chuck Meyers, part of The Painting Show, a group show opening Fri 4/22, 7-10 PM, at Las Manos Gallery, 5220 N. Clark, 773-728-8910.
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Sales and Other Events
Sarca is offering tax-free shopping through tomorrow—save 9.75 percent on your purchase.
Tonight, jewelry line Objets d'Envy is holding a Customer Appreciation Night at Province, 161 N. Jefferson, and will debut spring and summer styles.…
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An Easter Fable
On the third day, a small group of His followers went to the tomb. But the large stone that sealed it had been rolled away.…
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New Reader coming April 28
Five Reasons You'll Flip for your new Reader.
Five Reasons You'll Flip for you new Reader. We’ve expanded our music coverage.…
Five Reasons You'll Flip for you new Reader. We’ve expanded our music coverage.…
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Easter Egg Roll kicks off at White House
WASHINGTON — At the best morning-after party ever, the Obamas opened the rain-soaked South Lawn of the White House on Monday to tens of thousands of wee ones for the annual Easter Egg Roll, a 19 th century tradition they've modernized with pop singers, top chefs and star athletes.
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