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A cast change at 'Book of Mormon'
Syesha Mercado, a finalist on the "American Idol" talent show, has taken over the featured role of Nabulungi in the Chicago production of "The Book of Mormon," representatives of the show have confirmed. Stephanie Umoh, the star of the Broadway...
Tags: Christianity, Mormonism, Bank of America Corp., Religion and Belief, Syesha Mercado
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'Book of Mormon' announces day-of-show ticket drawing
The much-anticipated Chicago company of the hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" has its first preview performance tonight at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St. Nic Rouleau and Ben Platt star, along with Stephanie Umoh and James...
Tags: Christianity, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Mormonism, Bank of America Corp.
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'Faith Healer': An intimate, matured return
The last time the trio of Si Osborne, Lia D. Mortensen and Brad Armacost performed Brian Friel's "Faith Healer" in Chicago, they all were 18 years younger and working in a short-lived venue, the Turnaround Theatre, named, with a note of optimism, for...
Tags: Christianity, Mormonism, Religion and Belief, Chicago Transit Authority, Fiction
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Broadway review: Mormons, missionaries and music
If any show could make the case that you can have fun with absolutely anything in the oft-painful run of human experience — AIDS, genocide, genital mutilation, poverty, religion, "The Lion King" — then that show is "The Book of Mormon," the...Tags: Monty Python's Spamalot (musical), Christianity, Mormonism, Entertainment, Josh Gad
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'Mormon' is more than just easy laughs
When Joseph Smith Jr. published The Book of Mormon in 1830, he likely wasn't expecting that an outrageously profane musical that purloined his golden title would dominate the 2011 Tony Awards. Then again, he probably wasn't anticipating "South Park"...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Entertainment, Mormonism, Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Man About Town: City life driving you crazy? Just say neigh.
I wrestle with my demons just like everybody else, addicted as I am to Mariel Hemingway movies and those little "fun-sized" Snickers bars, of which several trillion are floating around in these weeks after Halloween. Airlift them to Cuba. Put them in...
Tags: Christianity, Mormonism, Religion and Belief, NASCAR, Charlie Sheen
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'Mormon' fails to make a convert
I'd wanted to take an actual Mormon to see "The Book of Mormon," but the closest I could come was the lovely and patient older daughter — so well scrubbed and shimmery that she looked like an Irish coin. "Come on, Coin, let's go to the Pantages," I...
Tags: Christianity, Mormonism, Gerald Ford, Entertainment, Religion and Belief
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'The Book of Mormon' releases more Chicago tickets
"The Book of Mormon" is releasing another 12-week block of tickets for its Chicago engagement. The new tickets, which go on sale Sept. 21, cover performances through June 2. This is not expected to be the last "extension," although it remains an open...
Tags: Christianity, Chris Jones, Mormonism, Bank of America Corp., Religion and Belief
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Lit Fest holds on to that printed feeling
As obvious as this may sound at first, the 28th annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, which concluded Sunday afternoon and drew an estimated 130,000 attendees and 200 authors to the South Loop on a sweltering, cloudless weekend, was not the kind...
Tags: Book, Authors, Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Loop, South Loop
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: Science Fiction (Movie Genre), Movies, Authors, Artists, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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Surplus of song and dance in Chicago this weekend
On Saturday night, the Lyric Opera of Chicago officially gets into the business of Broadway musicals. The Lyric's production of "Oklahoma," as directed by Gary Griffin, is certainly not the venerable opera company's first foray into the Broadway...
Tags: Entertainment, Palace Theater, Bank of America Corp., Tourism and Leisure, Broadway Theater
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Tony Awards nominations find some class amid the crass
The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday, but before we plunge into the big race between "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda the Musical," one obvious question should be addressed before any other: Given the crassly commercial direction of Broadway, why do we...
Tags: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie), Artists, Fine Artists, Awards and Prizes, Tony Awards
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