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		<title>Dolphin divas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My aunt and mom are in Chicago this weekend to tool around and see Jersey Boys. (I just picked them up from the show &#8212; they LOVED it.)
Earlier today, we decided to visit the Shedd Aquarium. Clearly we were on crack, because the Shedd on a sunny Saturday is a fate I wouldn&#8217;t wish on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4386&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Flying by Foy: Foy Fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second part of a two part series on the magic of onstage flying.
For those newbies to my blog: I love the musical Peter Pan, and onstage aerialics (my word) in general. 
Recently I stumbled upon a series of YouTube videos that demonstrate what can happen when you mix flying rigs with community [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4374&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Man Who Was Thursday @ New Leaf Theatre</title>
		<link>http://chitheatreaddict.com/2009/11/13/the-man-who-was-thursday-new-leaf-theatre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Last night, while on my merry way to New Leaf Theatre&#8217;s critically acclaimed production of The Man Who Was Thursday, I was forced into an impromptu jog for about half a mile in my fraught attempt to make it to the concealed Lincoln Park Cultural Center in time. (Seriously &#8212; I asked four different people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4365&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Donna Lynne Champlin produces solo CD for under a grand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CD IS OFFICIALLY DONE!
&#8230;.and i&#8217;m about to puke.
But i dropped it off at Play-It Direct Productions today where they&#8217;ll reproduce it, package it, and everything.
Ok.
First off, in my humblest of opinions-
for a budget of $1000?
on a $90 mike?
recorded in my bathroom?
and mixed on garage band?
with all that considered&#8230;..
THIS CD KICKS SOME SERIOUS MUSICAL BALLS, MAN!
- [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4358&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Terri White: from homeless to starring on Broadway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob [CTA]</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People Magazine and the New York Times have recently profiled Finian&#8217;s Rainbow star Terri White, celebrating her amazing transformation over the past year.
When the final curtain drops at the end of the new hit Broadway revival of Finian&#8217;s Rainbow and the applause is still echoing in her ears, Terri White can scarcely believe any of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4348&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I am changing!&#8221;: Magical musical costume changes</title>
		<link>http://chitheatreaddict.com/2009/11/10/i-am-changing-magical-musical-costume-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I heart magic costume changes. So, let&#8217;s reflect on some of the best ones, shall we?
Let&#8217;s start with the aptly titled &#8220;I am Changing&#8221; from Dreamgirls. This video features a very solid Joyce Licorish as Effie White in a recent regional staging of the show, singing &#8220;that other big hit&#8221; from the groundbreaking 1981 musical. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4343&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New EDGE music review: &#8220;The Essential Barbara Cook&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://chitheatreaddict.com/2009/11/09/new-edge-music-review-the-essential-barbara-cook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob [CTA]</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Cook is a national treasure, a legend, a mentor, a master interpreter, a world-class artist, the eighth wonder of the world.
If you’re reading this, you are most likely familiar with her career &#8211; which spans five decades and ranges from originating leading ingénue roles in classic musicals such as The Music Man and Candide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4335&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All together ooky&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://chitheatreaddict.com/2009/11/08/all-together-ooky/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob [CTA]</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited. I spent money I don&#8217;t have on The Addams Family tickets for Dec 2. 
Because it&#8217;s Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. Hello??
Also, it&#8217;ll be Gerald&#8217;s and my nine-year anniversary. How cool is that??
Also x2: I can&#8217;t imagine how they could possibly compete with our version of The Addams Family from this Halloween. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4325&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: &#8220;Sex&#8221; by Mae West</title>
		<link>http://chitheatreaddict.com/2009/11/07/review-sex-by-mae-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob [CTA]</dc:creator>
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Prologue Theatre Company&#8217;s deliciously detailed production of Mae West&#8217;s Sex transports you back to a fringy flapper era where good girls go bad and bad girls try to go good, but ultimately, bad girls just wanna have fun.
It&#8217;s like &#8220;Showgirls,&#8221; circa 1920.
Well, not *really* (don&#8217;t go expecting Charleston-inspired pole dancing); however, just like that Elizabeth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chitheatreaddict.com&blog=4717504&post=4310&subd=robertian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First look at &#8220;The Addams Family&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://chitheatreaddict.com/2009/11/05/first-look-at-the-the-addams-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob [CTA]</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bebe Neuwirth, Nathan Lane and the cast of the new Broadway-bound musical The Addams Family.

Fabulous, no?
The show&#8217;s Broadway tryout begins at Chicago&#8217;s Oriental Theatre on November 13 (next week!) before beginning previews on Broadway March 5, 2010, with an opening set for April 8. More info here.
[via theatrestory.com]
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