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`All Shook Up' an efficient tale full of Elvis
Tribune theater criticThe Beach Boys were so right. Wouldn't it be nice? Wouldn't it be nice to peer a decade or two into the future and assess, in total, all 900,000 shows in the ever-growing, ever-retro genre of the songbook musical? Look at this year alone. Thanks to the...Tags: Twyla Tharp, Physiology, Genres, Science and Technology, Theater
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Want more 'Mamma Mia!'? Abba-solutely
Tribune arts reporterSo what are you waiting for, oh ABBA-loving dancing queen? A personal invitation from Bjorn and Benny? Sorry, they're much too busy counting their kronas on that private island somewhere off Stockholm. But "Mamma Mia!" is ba-ack. Does your mother know?...Tags: ABBA (music group), Comedy (genre), The Beach Boys
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Theater Listings
BUSHNELL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Oct. 1 - 6 - Phoenix Broadway Series: "West Side Story." Performance times vary. Tickets: $15-$60. Mortensen Hall. Oct. 12 - Robinson & Cole Family Series: "Go, Dog. Go!" 1 and 4 p.m. Tickets: $10-$20. Belding...Tags: Literature, Jean Stapleton, Minority Groups, TheaterWorks, Theater
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'Stages 2002' presents budding musical talent
Special to the TribuneIn past seasons Chicago has tried out and shaken down such Broadway-bound musicals as "The Goodbye Girl," "Smoky Joe's Cafi," "The Producers," "Mamma Mia!" "Sweet Smell of Success," and, the latest, "Movin' Out." Continuing that showbiz scrutiny on a...Tags: Crimes, Broadway Theater, Harry Caray, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Crime, Law and Justice
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Latest openings: 'Stages 2002' and 'The Hawkshaws'
Special to the TribuneIn past seasons Chicago has tried out and shaken down such Broadway-bound musicals as "The Goodbye Girl," "Smoky Joe's Cafi," "The Producers," "Mamma Mia!" "Sweet Smell of Success," and, the latest, "Movin' Out." Continuing that showbiz scrutiny on a...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Furniture, Theater, Gang Activity, Josephine Baker
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Theater review, 'Movin' Out' at Shubert Theatre
If Oliver Stone did a Broadway dance musical -- and truly, I'm not suggesting it -- it might come out like the more risible passages of "Movin' Out," the Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel collaboration that opened its Shubert Theatre pre-Broadway tryout Friday after...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Broadway Theater, Theater, Michael Phillips, Jerome Robbins
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'Millie' tops Tony nominee list
Despite mixed reviews from New York critics, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the Broadway musical produced by Chicagoan Michael Leavitt, was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, more than any other production of Broadway's 2001-2002 season. "To top the Tony...Tags: Laura Linney, Marvin Hamlisch, Northwestern University, Celebrities, Radio City Music Hall
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Tasty tunes
There is plenty of excellent music at Taste of Chicago, but we've picked our favorite performances to help you navigate the notes. "Broadway Rocks Chicago" Petrillo Music Shell 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 You have to have a pretty spectacular stage show to...Tags: Twyla Tharp, Broadway Theater, Radio Industry, Theater, Music Theater
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'High Life' at Shattered Globe
Special to the TribuneWhen actor Brian Pudil first got the urge to perform in "High Life," he couldn't have known what a long, strange trip it would be before he reached that goal. A founding member of the 10-year-old Shattered Globe Theatre company, Pudil read raves about...Tags: Victory Gardens Theatre, Addiction, Uptown, Theater, Entertainment
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'Sacred Ground' in N.Y.
Times Staff WriterFrom world leaders pulling up in stretch limousines to cheerleaders in town from Ohio, ground zero at the former World Trade Center is drawing thousands of people a day who feel a need to view the wreckage firsthand and somehow pay homage. In a sad...Tags: Restaurants, Government, Travel, Tickets, World War II (1939-1945)
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