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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/zoom-in-the-loop

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It’s not easing adding luster to the already star-studded cast of Follies, but when stage legend Angela Lansbury stopped by the revival recently, she amped up the star power even more. Five-time Tony winner Lansbury, along with New York stage regular Betsy Aidem and Broadway vet and Law & Order alum S. Epatha Merkerson, took in the show at the Marquis Theatre on August 30, then headed backstage to congratulate the cast. Lansbury, who knows a thing or two about performing in Sondheim shows, was all smiles as she visited with show stars Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige and more. Check out the photos below!

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/follies/buzz/157505/stage-legend-angela-lansbury-visits-bernadette-peters-co-backstage-at-follies/

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I've never paid much attention to economics, but I'm starting to.

As is true with my fellow writer Mick Dumke, my first choice of a newspaper section has always been either news or sports; the business section never stood a chance.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/a-new-interest-in-the-economy

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel tried to set the tone tonight for his second budget town hall meeting at the outset, saying he wanted to hear “ideas, not insults.”

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Chicago already celebrated simultaneously becoming Broadway's longest-running American show and fourth longest-running musical behind Brit hits The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Les Miserables, but the festivities are still going on at the Ambassador Theatre. In honor of Chicago's achievement, the musical's leading lady Charlotte d'Amboise, who plays murderess Roxie Hart, recently suited up for a patriotic photo shoot as George Washington (inspired by the famous Cindy Crawford cover of George magazine). We cannot tell a lie: she looks fantastic! Check out the pic and be sure to visit Chicago for an all-American razzle dazzle!

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/buzz/157498/by-george-charlotte-damboise-gets-presidential-as-chicago-celebrates-a-broadway-milestone/

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When it turned 60, the honchos behind the Penguin Classics literary series celebrated the occasion with some high-concept art thing: five noted designers were invited to remake the covers of their favorite volumes (Manolo Blahnik on Gustave Flaubert!), which each received a limited printing of 1,000. This year, as the series turns 65, the party favor is more plebeian: Penguin persuaded crossword constructor Ben Tausig, who writes the Reader's (and other alt weeklies') excellent Inkwell puzzle, to edit The Penguin Classics Crossword Puzzles, which went on sale today.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/new-puzzles-from-reader-crossword-maven-ben-tausig

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/priscilla-queen-desert/buzz/157504/tony-danza-hitches-a-ride-to-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert/

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There was a special guest boogying in the crowd at Priscilla Queen of the Desert on August 30: TV star Tony Danza! The former Who's the Boss and Taxi star (and a Broadway veteran himself with turns in The Producers, The Iceman Cometh and A View From the Bridge) headed to the Palace Theatre to catch the flashy new musical. After the show, Danza hopped on stage to pose for a picture alongside stars Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson, Nick Adams, C. David Johnson and the show's lovely Divas: Esther Stilwell, Ashley Spencer and Jacqueline B. Arnold. Check out Danza's visit above, and be sure to plan your own trip to Priscilla!

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Jurors in Will County have found a Bolingbrook man not guilty in the suffocation death of his 5-month-old son.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/StNVb8uYYbo/chi-bolingbrook-man-found-not-guilty-in-death-of-5monthold-son-20110831,0,2986701.story

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The House majority leader, Eric Cantor of Virginia, says Washington will try to help out folks devastated by Hurricane Irene ? but the federal government will just have to cut back somewhere else.

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/hurricane-irene-conservative-teaching-moment

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"A brutal and refreshingly honest look at friendship . . . "

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/books-i-wont-review-part-two

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Anyone wanting a glimpse of how the Chicago City Council works should have taken in this morning?s meeting of its Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs, and Recreation?all two minutes of it.

Twenty-five items were on the meeting agenda, all of them involving permits, licenses, and fee waivers for events such as the Taste of North Lawndale Back to School Family Peace Fest, the Eckhart Park Run to Fun 5k, and the St. Jerome?s Croatian Fest.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/new-city-council-just-about-the-same-as-the-old-city-council

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Hurricane Irene batters the northeast, while Fox News asks the tough questions:

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/28/whats-it-worth

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First-person accounts from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford

"Illinois Pet Cemetery is the oldest pet cemetery. It's a family-run business, started in 1926 by my grandfather.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/gary-bloze-owner-illinois-pet-cemetery

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Four-time Tony Award nominee Raul Esparza will be featured on the forthcoming CBS series A Gifted Man opposite fellow Broadway veteran Patrick Wilson, according to Deadline.com. Ezparza will play the boyfriend of Wilson's late ex-wife, Tony winner Jennifer Ehle, in a multi-episode arc. A Gifted Man begins its run on September 23.

Esparza received Tony nominations for Speed The Plow, The Homecoming, Company and Taboo and has appeared on Broadway in Arcadia, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Rocky Horror Show and Cabaret. His off-Broadway work includes Twelfth Night, The Normal Heart, Comedians and tick,tick...BOOM! Esparza's film and TV credits include Pushing Daisies, My Soul to Take, Medium, Find Me Guilty and Law & Order.

A Gifted Man follows successful surgeon Michael Holt (Wilson), who begins to hallucinate visions of his deceased ex-wife Anna (Ehle.) Anna begins to dispense life lessons to Michael from beyond the grave.

Take a sneak peek of A Gifted Man below.

Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/157490/raul-esparza-joins-patrick-wilson-on-new-cbs-drama-a-gifted-man/

Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/157497/the-glee-cast-to-battle-aliens-chris-colfer-cory-monteith-amber-riley-and-co-preview-season-three/

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McKinley High is back in session as the cast of Glee reported back to work to begin filming season three of the hit series earlier this month. During their shooting break, stars Chris Colfer, Amber Riley and Cory Monteith sat down to talk about the excitement of heading back to the studio after a summer on tour. Now that the Glee team has already been to Nationals, Colfer joked about their possible international and even intergalactic competition. Could the New Directions team be dueling it out with some singing aliens? Click below to find out and remember to tune into the show's season premiere on September 20 on FOX!

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When it turned 60, the honchos behind the Penguin Classics literary series celebrated the occasion with some high-concept art thing: five noted designers were invited to remake the covers of their favorite volumes (Manolo Blahnik on Gustave Flaubert!), which each received a limited printing of 1,000. This year, as the series turns 65, the party favor is more plebeian: Penguin persuaded crossword constructor Ben Tausig, who writes the Reader's (and other alt weeklies') excellent Inkwell puzzle, to edit The Penguin Classics Crossword Puzzles, which went on sale today.?

[ Read more ]

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/new-puzzles-from-reader-crossword-maven-ben-tausig

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Four teenagers were wounded Tuesday night in a drive-by shooting in the city's WestWoodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, officials said.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/PzzNgci_djA/chi-4-teens-shot-in-woodlawn-neighborhood-20110830,0,6620019.story

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Broadway vet Will Chase will join the already Broadway-heavy roster of Smash, the new NBC TV show set around the drama of producing a Broadway musical. Chase has been cast in the recurring role of Steven, who has a history with the lyricist character played by Debra Messing. The eagerly anticipated new series will also feature Angelina Huston, Katharine McPhee (American Idol) and Broadway favorites like including Megan Hilty, Christian Borle and Brian d’Arcy James.

Chase’s Broadway credits include Billy Elliot, The Story of My Life, Rent, High Fidelity, Lennon, Aida, The Full Monty and Miss Saigon. His film and TV credits include Rescue Me, Royal Pains, White Collar and the upcoming Pan Am, along with Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway, Everyday People, Shaft, Cupid, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, Guiding Light and All My Children.

Based on an idea by executive producer Steven Spielberg, Smash follows the trials and tribulations of producing a musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Borle stars as the Broadway composer writing the musical alongside his lyricist pal, played by Messing. The show also features Huston as a theater producer, d'Arcy James as Messing's husband, and Hilty ...

Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/157488/broadway-vet-will-chase-to-appear-on-nbcs-smash-opposite-debra-messing/

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As the Tony-winning revival of Chicago readies for its incredible 6,138th performance, the John Kander and Fred Ebb musical has two special milestones to celebrate. Not only will it become the fourth-longest running show in Broadway history (surpassing the original mounting of A Chorus Line), but the show will also have the distinction of becoming Broadway's longest running American musical (British imports The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Les Miserables currently lead the pack of long-running tuners.) On August 26, show stars Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Charlotte d'Amboise and Christopher Sieber gathered backstage at the Ambassador Theatre with special guest Bebe Neuwirth (who scored a Tony for playing Velma Kelly when the revival began its run in 1996) to celebrate the milestone. Take a look at the historic evening below!

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/buzz/157479/bebe-neuwirth-returns-to-chicago-as-the-musical-becomes-broadways-longest-running-american-hit/

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The city took another small step in its attempt to tackle the ongoing foreclosure crisis today.

The City Council's housing committee signed off on the latest city plan to implement the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, but not before aldermen voiced a few frustrations about the dwindling amount of federal funds coming the city's way?less than $16 million this year to deal with thousands of foreclosed properties.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/foreclosure-plan-passes-council-committeebut-wheres-the-money-for-it

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"A brutal and refreshingly honest look at friendship . . . "

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/books-i-wont-review-part-two

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Notes on reading the Sunday New York Times:

In the op-ed section, Frank Bruni whines about the wretched state of America. And the reader's despair gives way to indignation.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/conversations-with-the-morning-paper

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A 17-year-old boy was injured late Tuesday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, authorities said.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/vL9ijWl5vmo/chi-boy-17-injured-in-west-englewood-shooting-20110830,0,6386485.story

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Free gyros are being given out tomorrow at locations all around Chicagoland, although only a few in the city itself. Sign up at Kronosfreegyros.com, print out your coupon, and eat!

Participating Chicago locations:
Wrigleyville Dogs (3737 N. Clark)
Shelly's Freeze (5119 N. Lincoln)
Jeff's Red Hots (3901 N. Cicero)
Fire and Ice (1000 W. 63rd)
Eli's Grab & Go (6652 W. Langley)

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/free-gyros-day-is-right-around-the-corner

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"A brutal and refreshingly honest look at friendship . . . "

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/books-i-wont-review-part-two

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Nazi zombies terrorize snowmobiling Norse medical students in Tommy Wirkola's 2009 horror comedy Dead Snow, screening Tuesday 8/30 in the weekly Logan Square International Film Series's August "Summer Camp" program. (September promises foreign action flicks).?

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Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/157500/guess-who-behold-the-adorable-kid-photos-of-glee-stars-lea-michele-matthew-morrison-chris-colfer/

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/dead-snow

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It’s always fun to get a glimpse at what actors looked like before they became stars, and the website Snakkle.com has put together an irresistible gallery of then-and-now snapshots of the cast of Glee, pulled from the Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library files. We were especially drawn to the photos of Broadway faves Lea Michele (Rachel) and Matthew Morrison (Mr. Schuester), plus super-cute Chris Colfer (Kurt). Even as little ones, these three displayed plenty of star quality! Glee is set to return for its third season on the FOX network on September 20.

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Is it legal to walk a dog without being on a phone?

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/a-pair-on-leashes

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"A brutal and refreshingly honest look at friendship . . . "

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/30/books-i-wont-review-part-two

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Wicked veteran Shoshana Bean will lead the cast of Cinderella Christmas as the Fairy Godmother at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA, this holiday season. Cinderella will be preceded by A Snow White Christmas, starring The Glee Project finalist Lindsay Pearce as the title character, with Neil Patrick Harris appearing onscreen as the Mirror.

A Snow White Christmas, which runs from November 30 through December 18, will also feature Marina Sirtis (Star Trek) as the Wicked Queen, Jonathan Meza as Muddles, David Figlioli as Herman the Huntsman and Erich Bergen as The Prince.

Cinderella begins performances December 22 and concludes its limited engagement on January 8, 2012. In addition to Bean, the cast will includes Fred Willard (Baron Hardup), David Hernandez (American Idol) as Dandini, Veronica Dunn as Cinderella, Todd Bunopane (30 Rock) as Buttons, Nico Evers-Swindell (William and Kate) as Prince Charming, Jeff Summer as Dowel and Mark Edgar Stephens as Seecrest.

Both productions will be directed by Bonnie Lythgoe, with Dancing With the Stars' Mark Ballas providing choreography and American Idol's Michael Orland serving as musical director.

Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/157499/wicked-witch-shoshana-bean-to-star-in-cinderella-christmas-at-californias-el-portal-theatre/

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YORKTOWN, VA. -- A Chicago man set a trailer on fire and decapitated himself after a domestic dispute in York County on Tuesday morning.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/VatiFimWWC0/chi-police-chicago-man-decapitates-self-in-virginia-20110830,0,1165114.story

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The parents of a missing Naperville teen who traveled to Denver to find their son got a call from police Tuesday saying the 16-year-old boy is safe and back home.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/q-eT2rbsJcY/chi-parents-of-missing-naperville-teen-take-their-search-to-denver-20110830,0,1793032.story

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Nordic Thunder, the finger-picking, loincloth-wearing, surgery-undergoing subject of this week's B-Side cover story, took second place in the World Air Guitar Championship Friday night. Thunder, aka'd as Justin Howard, rocked out to some shredding rock and Rage against the Machine, but lost the title to The Devil's Niece, a German girl in a ballerina costume.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/27/world-air-guitar-championship-is-nordic-thunder-stuck

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Opera leading man Christian Šebek and Broadway vets Aaron Galligan-Stierle and Kevin Ligon are headed to the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera. Šebek will make his Broadway debut as vain tenor Piangi on September 2, and Galligan-Stierle and Ligon will assume the roles of opera managers Monsieurs André and Firmin, respectively, on September 5. Phantom continues its record-breaking run at the Majestic Theatre, directed by Harold Prince.

The three newcomers join a Broadway cast that includes Hugh Panaro (The Phantom), Sara Jean Ford (Christine), Kyle Barisich (Raoul), Michele McConnell (Carlotta), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Giry) and Jessica Bishop (Meg Giry). At certain performances, Marni Raab plays Christine.

Šebek’s classical credits range from New York Grand Opera to Carnegie Hall, including playing Rodolfo in La Boheme, Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, Alfredo in La Traviata and Romeo in Romeo and Juliette. He appeared off-Broadway in The Sandman. Šebek assumes the role of Piangi from Evan Harrington, who departed the show on August 20. Until September 1, Piangi is being played by David Gaschen.

Galligan-Stierle has appeared on Broadway in Ragtime and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Curtains and on tour ...

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/the-phantom-of-the-opera/buzz/157495/christian-sebek-aaron-galligan-stierle-kevin-ligon-to-join-the-phantom-of-the-opera/

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A settlement in a class-action lawsuit over the right of people with disabilities to choose where they live is being hailed as a money-saving milestone by advocates and Illinois officials.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/zbaxaBwWipI/chi-judge-gives-preliminary-nod-to-disabilities-deal-20110830,0,3415157.story

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With its familiar characters, heartwarming story and rafter-raising songs, Wicked is just as big of a smash hit across the pond in London's West End as it is here on Broadway. Broadway.com editor Paul Wontorek recently went backstage at the Apollo Victoria Theatre to meet current stars Rachel Tucker (who plays Elphaba), Louise Dearman (Glinda) and Mark Evans (Fiyero) and to chat about the show's universal appeal and the calorie-defying gifts from fans that keep these young talents hitting the gym!

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/wicked-london/buzz/157480/a-wicked-trio-meeting-the-hit-musicals-west-end-stars-rachel-tucker-louise-dearman-and-mark-evans/

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/follies/buzz/157467/beautiful-girls-a-first-look-at-follies-starring-bernadette-peters-and-jan-maxwell/

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The curtain is coming up on the starry revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, currently in previews at the Marquis Theatre and opening on September 12. Here's a first look at the glamorous ladies—and men!—treading the boards. Broadway favorites Bernadette Peters and Jan Maxwell head a cast that includes Ron Raines and Danny Burstein, along with Elaine Paige, Jayne Houdyshell, Mary Beth Peil, Terri White and many more as a group of former members of the Weismann Follies reuniting on the eve of their theater's demolition. Click on below to check out Joan Marcus’ gorgeous production photos, then head to the Marquis Theatre and see these beautiful girls in person.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/PS8T9fWtaHg/chi-feds-accuse-channahon-village-president-of-failing-to-filing-tax-returns-20110830,0,3853672.story

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The village president of Channahon has been charged with failing to file federal income tax returns for four years when he earned about $250,000 from two public jobs and a private consulting business.

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Notes on reading the Sunday New York Times:

In the op-ed section, Frank Bruni whines about the wretched state of America. And the reader's despair gives way to indignation.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/conversations-with-the-morning-paper

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I was lucky enough to score a preview disc of Brighton Rock (1947), the Boulting brothers' noirish adaptation of Graham Greene's novel, when Gene Siskel Film Center revived it not long ago. Unfortunately, it isn't available on commercial DVD, so if you want to see it, you may have to get hold of the VHS copy from Facets Multimedia.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/26/this-weeks-movie-action

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In his review a couple weeks ago, Ben Ratliff of the New York Times made an astute observation about the debut album from young Norwegian quartet Razika: "Enjoy it while you can; one gets the sense that some aspect of this group's mood or musical ability will fall and harden, like a souffl�, and never be the same again." It's not hard to think of examples of the phenomenon he describes.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/26/fresh-faced-pop-from-razika

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I was lucky enough to score a preview disc of Brighton Rock (1947), the Boulting brothers' noirish adaptation of Graham Greene's novel, when Gene Siskel Film Center revived it not long ago. Unfortunately, it isn't available on commercial DVD, so if you want to see it, you may have to get hold of the VHS copy from Facets Multimedia.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/26/this-weeks-movie-action

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Chicago police say 5 relieved of powers

The Chicago Police Department said Monday that it has taken disciplinary against five employees accused of writing a series of unwarranted parking tickets to an Orland Park man.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/QBOa811S-nk/chi-ticket-problem-discipline-20110829,0,5471731.story

Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/157463/crazy-for-you-starring-sean-palmer-and-clare-foster-plans-west-end-run/

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Sean Palmer and Clare Foster will star in the West End transfer of the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of Crazy For You, according to the U.K.'s The Daily Mail. Performances will begin in October at the Novello Theatre. Timothy Sheader directs.

Palmer has appeared on Broadway in The Little Mermaid, The Apple Tree, Saturday Night Fever, Fosse and Dream. Foster has appeared on TV's The Bill and Casualty. Her theater credits include The Far Pavilions, Chicago, We Will Rock You and Sweet Charity.

The show follows an aspiring young actor, whose family works in the banking world, as he is sent to a small town in Nevada to foreclose on a rundown theater. Featuring classics songs by George and Ira Gershwin and a book by Ken Ludwig, Crazy For You first opened on Broadway on February 19, 1992 at the Shubert Theatre. The production earned three Tony Awards, including Best Musical and ran for 1,622 performances.

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I met a friend Saturday afternoon at Ashland and Chicago for the Food Truck Social 2011, hosted by Time Out Chicago, the West Town Chamber of Commerce, and Empty Bottle Presents. We were mostly interested in seeing what Michael Carlson would be making, not realizing that he'd canceled after injuring his ankle (TOC did mention it in a blog post Friday afternoon, but the West Town Chamber never updated its event page).?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/food-truck-social-2011

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A 25-year-old Mokena man has been charged with six counts of aggravated driving under the influence for allegedly causing a Sunday evening two-car collision west of Interstate Highway 57's Peotone interchange that killed two elderly Rolling Meadows women and injured a third person in their car.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/M_Frgy62Eg8/chi-man-charged-with-dui-for-accident-that-killed-2-women-20110829,0,3569956.story

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A mistrial was declared last week in a federal sex-trafficking case after a prosecution witness told authorities that the defense attorney was once one of her massage clients.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/fRcNmarLf60/chi-attorneys-connection-to-masseuse-leads-to-mistrial-20110829,0,5114354.story

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A mistrial was declared last week in a federal sex-trafficking case after a prosecution witness told authorities that the defense attorney was once one of her massage clients.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/fRcNmarLf60/chi-attorneys-connection-to-masseuse-leads-to-mistrial-20110829,0,5114354.story

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Northwestern Chicago Film Society, the weekly classic-film series that rose from the ashes of the Bank of America Cinema, has done well enough in its inaugural season to announce a second one, which begins Wednesday, September 14, at the Portage and continues through Christmas. Screening this fall: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's I Know Where I'm Going (9/14), Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker (9/21), Fritz Lang's Western Union (9/28), Roy William Neill's The Black Room (10/5), Mark Robson's I Want You (10/12), Alan Rafkin's The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (10/19), John Cromwell's Of Human Bondage (11/2), Frank Tashlin's The Girl Can't Help It (11/9), Edgar G. Ulmer's Her Sister's Secret (11/16), the omnibus film If I Had a Million (11/23), Karl Freund's Moonlight and Pretzels (11/30), Lang's Liliom (12/7), William Desmond Taylor's Huckleberry Finn (12/14), and Mitchell Leisen's Remember the Night (12/21).?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/26/northwest-chicago-film-society-alive-and-kicking

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As the Tony-winning revival of Chicago readies for its incredible 6,138th performance, the John Kander and Fred Ebb musical has two special milestones to celebrate. Not only will it become the fourth-longest running show in Broadway history (surpassing the original mounting of A Chorus Line), but the show will also have the distinction of becoming Broadway's longest running American musical (British imports The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Les Miserables currently lead the pack of long-running tuners.) On August 26, show stars Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Charlotte d'Amboise and Christopher Sieber gathered backstage at the Ambassador Theatre with special guest Bebe Neuwirth (who scored a Tony for playing Velma Kelly when the revival began its run in 1996) to celebrate the milestone. Take a look at the historic evening below!

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/buzz/157479/bebe-neuwirth-returns-to-chicago-as-the-musical-becomes-broadways-longest-running-american-hit/

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Simon & Schuster has released an excerpt of Dan Sinker's new book, The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of @MayorEmanuel.

Sinker's upcoming promo appearances for the book are Tue 9/6 at the Hideout (sold out) and Tue 9/13 at the Museum of Contemporary Art.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/fuck-you-right-in-your-fucking-face-hole-095209-pm

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Free gyros are being given out tomorrow at locations all around Chicagoland, although only a few in the city itself. Sign up at Kronosfreegyros.com, print out your coupon, and eat!

Participating Chicago locations:
Wrigleyville Dogs (3737 N. Clark)
Shelly's Freeze (5119 N. Lincoln)
Jeff's Red Hots (3901 N. Cicero)
Fire and Ice (1000 W. 63rd)
Eli's Grab & Go (6652 W. Langley)

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/free-gyros-day-is-right-around-the-corner

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You probably know John "Johnny Machine" Herndon as the drummer from Tortoise. You maybe know him as the drummer for like several hundred other musical projects.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/john-herndon-continues-to-be-amazing

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In anticipation of this weekend's Hurricane Irene weather warning in the New York City area, all Broadway and off-Broadway performances have been cancelled on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28.

Ticketholders who purchased tickets for cancelled shows on Broadway.com or by calling 1-800-BROADWAY will be refunded.

Broadway.com ticketholders for cancelled shows will receive an email explaining how to exchange tickets or receive a refund.

Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/157469/hurricane-irene-update-all-broadway-performances-cancelled-on-827-and-828/

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Simon & Schuster has released an excerpt of Dan Sinker's new book, The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of @MayorEmanuel.

Sinker's upcoming promo appearances for the book are Tue 9/6 at the Hideout (sold out) and Tue 9/13 at the Museum of Contemporary Art.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/fuck-you-right-in-your-fucking-face-hole-095209-pm

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Nazi zombies terrorize snowmobiling Norse medical students in Tommy Wirkola's 2009 horror comedy Dead Snow, screening Tuesday 8/30 in the weekly Logan Square International Film Series's August "Summer Camp" program. (September promises foreign action flicks).?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/dead-snow

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Free gyros are being given out tomorrow at locations all around Chicagoland, although only a few in the city itself. Sign up at Kronosfreegyros.com, print out your coupon, and eat!

Participating Chicago locations:
Wrigleyville Dogs (3737 N. Clark)
Shelly's Freeze (5119 N. Lincoln)
Jeff's Red Hots (3901 N. Cicero)
Fire and Ice (1000 W. 63rd)
Eli's Grab & Go (6652 W. Langley)

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/29/free-gyros-day-is-right-around-the-corner

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/how-succeed-business-without-really-trying/buzz/157470/anderson-cooper-touts-daniel-radcliffe-in-how-to-succeed-and-sleep-no-more-on-ews-must-list/

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Three things I learned from Justin Kendall's profile of U.S. air-guitar champion Justin "Nordic Thunder" Howard in this week's Reader:

1. Competitive air guitar is far more serious than I ever imagined: now that he's solved some passport-related issues, Howard is going to the 16th annual Air Guitar World Championships in Finland.?
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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/08/25/this-week-on-the-b-side
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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is readying to launch his own daytime chat show Anderson on September 12, and like any good TV host Cooper has quite an affinity for pop culture. EW.com recently chatted with the silver-haired newsman and asked him to make a "must list" of his current entertainment obsessions. Among his selections? Broadway hit How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and off-Broadway's Sleep No More.

"Yes, it’s my Broadway debut," Anderson said of How to Succeed, for which he recorded a narrative track earlier this year. "I do a voiceover in the production with Daniel Radcliffe, but it’s a really fun show, and a great night on Broadway."

Meanwhile crowds at Sleep No More who experienced the theatrical event on the same night as Cooper probably weren't even aware of his presence. Audience members are required to wear Venetian masks throughout the show. "It’s an interactive play that is unlike anything I’ve ever seen," Cooper said of the work. "It’s like being in a David Lynch movie set in a 1940’s hotel. The audience moves around freely, in silence, wearing masks. I try to describe it, and ...

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Wallace Smith, Lindsay Mendez and Celisse Henderson have joined previously announced star Hunter Parrish in the cast of the upcoming revival of Godspell. Performances begin October 13 with opening night set for November 7 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Daniel Goldstein directs.

Smith, who will take on the role of Judas, has appeared on Broadway in American Idiot, Ragtime, The Lion King and Hair. He has also toured with Miss Saigon. Mendez's Broadway credits include Everyday Rapture and Grease. She has appeared off-Broadway in The Marvelous Wonderettes. Godspell marks the Broadway debut for Henderson, who has toured with Wicked and appeared in the Carnegie Hall presentation of Jerry Springer: The Opera.

The cast also features Telly Leung, Uzo Aduba, Nick Blaemire and Morgan James.

The revival marks the first Broadway production of Godspell since its original run transferred from off-Broadway to Broadway over 30 years ago, closing at the Ambassador Theatre on September 4, 1977 after 527 performances. A 1973 feature film version starred Victor Garber as Jesus. The show's signature song "Day By Day" reached #13 on the Billboard Top 100 list.

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/godspell/buzz/157461/wallace-smith-lindsay-mendez-and-celisse-henderson-join-broadways-godspell-cast/

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City never filed proper paperwork with insurer, court filing alleges

The day before he died, a North Chicago police sergeant contacted his employer to make sure that his life insurance policy was in order.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/xYu4by_l0GU/ct-met-widow-insurance-20110829,0,6220314.story

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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is readying to launch his own daytime chat show Anderson on September 12, and like any good TV host Cooper has quite an affinity for pop culture. EW.com recently chatted with the silver-haired newsman and asked him to make a "must list" of his current entertainment obsessions. Among his selections? Broadway hit How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and off-Broadway's Sleep No More.

"Yes, it’s my Broadway debut," Anderson said of How to Succeed, for which he recorded a narrative track earlier this year. "I do a voiceover in the production with Daniel Radcliffe, but it’s a really fun show, and a great night on Broadway."

Meanwhile crowds at Sleep No More who experienced the theatrical event on the same night as Cooper probably weren't even aware of his presence. Audience members are required to wear Venetian masks throughout the show. "It’s an interactive play that is unlike anything I’ve ever seen," Cooper said of the work. "It’s like being in a David Lynch movie set in a 1940’s hotel. The audience moves around freely, in silence, wearing masks. I try to describe it, and ...

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/how-succeed-business-without-really-trying/buzz/157470/anderson-cooper-touts-daniel-radcliffe-in-how-to-succeed-and-sleep-no-more-on-ews-must-list/

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Seven past and present Chicagoans revisit their wonder years by Mara Shalhoup Long before he was a crusading sex-advice columnist who launched an international campaign to ease the pain of LGBT bully victims, Dan Savage was the victim of similar attacks. Chicago Teachers Union prez Karen Lewis once railed against her own educators' rules?offering her an early taste of the thrill of battling the status quo.?

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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/high-school-stories-dan-savage-stephanie-izard/Content?oid=4496383