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Aug 19, 2008 - Oct 19, 2008Nixon’s NixonThe multi-Jeff-nominated production returns with its original and highly lauded leads, William Brown and Larry Yando, and director, Michael Halberstam. The show reimagines a meeting between Kissinger and Nixon on the eve of the latter’s resignation. A warning: Tickets are ... |
Sep 5, 2008 - Oct 11, 2008MultitudeAnyone who watched the Olympics heard Bob Costas mention that China’s population represents “one-fifth of humanity” roughly a billion times. If you still can’t picture exactly what that means, check out Multitude, the first U.S. exhibition of works by Qin ... |
Sep 8, 2008Dream ChicagoSteppenwolf ensemble members perform seven short works by big-name hometown contemporary writers (think Stuart Dybek and Sandra Cisneros) celebrating the spirit of the city. The show is part of Blockbuster Week in Millennium Park. ... |
Sep 9, 2008 - Oct 19, 2008Dr. Egg and the Man with No EarRedmoon takes its medicine with a spoonful of sugar: The troupe’s production of this Australian import tackles ethical questions surrounding advances in biotechnology and genetics using, yes, puppetry. And they say the show is kid-friendly. ... |
Sep 11, 2008 - Sep 28, 2008The People's TempleThirty years ago, Jim Jones urged the residents of his “utopian” settlement in Jonestown, Guyana, to drink poison-spiked punch. In the three decades since, the event has lingered uncomfortably in the public memory: How did such a thing happen? Why? ... |
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