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Entries Tagged as 'Theater'

In Chicago: The Return of the Partly Dave Show, Plus Jellybeans, Oobleck, and Jane Goodall

March 23rd, 2007 · 4 Comments · Books, Chicago, Culture, Fringe, Journal, LGBT, Lit, Neo-Futurists, News, Performance, Poetry, Theater

I was at the Landmark shop in Andersonville yesterday, and the nice lady behind the counter asked me to guess how many jellybeans were inside the glass human head and write my answer on a slip of paper. I guessed 425. No wait, 450! 17,034! A zillion! Oh my heavens, the pressure. I seem to […]

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Ian McKellen Tackles King Lear

March 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Culture, Doctor Who, LGBT, News, Performance, Theater

Ian McKellen, profiled in The Observer, is finally ready to take on the role of a lifetime: King Lear. McKellen and Trevor Nunn, who have known each other since they were at Cambridge together in the 1960s, have been planning this production for a long time. ‘McKellen has said that for him, Trevor Nunn is […]

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Chicago: Oobleck, Rogue 8, and Too Much Light

March 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Chicago, Comics, Culture, Fringe, Journal, Neo-Futurists, Performance, Poetry, Theater

Earlier this week we had one of those days when the temperature suddenly rocketed into the 70s and it felt like spring was a-busting out all over. Of course it’s cooled back down a scooch since then, but it reminded me of this photo I took with my phone early last winter on a similarly […]

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