Alice Ripley to make Chicago concert debut by Chris Jones

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'White Noise' and 'Working' are part of new wave of commercial shows in Chicago by Chris Jones

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'Do the Hustle' at Writers' Theatre: The con game gets personal in Neveu's 'Hustle' by Chris Jones

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Stephen Schwartz songs from 'Wicked' and beyond to score 'Snapshots' at Northlight by Chris Jones

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Read Nina Metz's interview with 'Merchant' star F. Murray Abraham by Chris Jones

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'Red' and 'Race' step directly from Broadway to the Goodman Theatre's 2011-12 season by Chris Jones

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Another Blues Brothers tribute show is headed to Chicago this summer by Chris Jones

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'Spider-Man' latest: June 14 opening, shows nixed for re-tooling by Chris Jones

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'Rock of Ages' at Bank of America Theatre: Maroulis and music of the '80s still wanna 'Rock' by Chris Jones

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Live from 2010 Jeff Equity Awards: 'Ragtime' and 'Chad Diety' are biggest winners by Chris Jones

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Cirque Eloize headed to Chicago by Chris Jones

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'Romeo and Juliet' at Chicago Shakespeare: The world's greatest love story, minus the love by Chris Jones

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'The Seagull' at Goodman Theatre: Falls' raw, revealing ‘Seagull' puts actors on a naked stage by Chris Jones

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'Les Miserables' at the Cadillac Palace Theatre: It's a fresher 'Les Miz' for a new generation by Chris Jones

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Chicago production of Studs Terkel's 'Working' announces cast by Chris Jones

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'Pitmen Painters' on Broadway: Art meets the working class in heartfelt 'Pitmen Painters' by Chris Jones

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$1 million in renovations coming to Chicago theater complex by Chris Jones

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'Sunday in the Park With George' by Porchlight: Cluttered 'Sunday' is no walk in the park by Chris Jones

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A tough question: Is 'Chorus Line' OK for kids? For that matter, what about 'Lion King'? by Chris Jones

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'A Chorus Line' at Marriott: Glorious 'Chorus Line' sheds Broadway shackles and kicks up its heels by Chris Jones

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Sam Shepard headed to town &#8212 and more news of the day by Chris Jones

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'Theories of the Sun' by Sideshow Theatre: Cheating death in a Paris hotel by Chris Jones

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'Billy Elliot' is closing early in Chicago by Chris Jones

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At the Royal George, circumnavigating the whole World According to John Leguizamo by Chris Jones

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What Don Draper, David Letterman had to say about retirement by Chris Jones

Within the space of 72 hours last week, a pair of aging alpha males, one real, one fictional, said goodbye for good. Both feel like the last of their breed. Both carried great symbolic weigh…

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