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Monday, November 12, 2018

Reviews: An impassioned 'Iolanta' at Chicago Opera Theater; Perlman at DePaul's new hall by Howard Reich

Chicago Opera Theater opened its 46th season in bold fashion Saturday night, presenting what was billed as the Chicago premiere of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta,” which bowed in 1892. What’…

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

MacArthur Foundation to give $24.3 million to Chicago-area arts groups by Howard Reich

The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with the Prince Charitable Trusts and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, will invest $24.3 million over the n…

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Richard Lewis at 70: Still quick on his feet by Howard Reich

The most telling moment in Richard Lewis’ opening night set at Zanies on Wednesday evening came at the end, after he had told his last quip. Having stepped down from the stage, Lewis didn�…

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Friday, January 12, 2018

At 70, comic Richard Lewis makes another comeback by Howard Reich

“Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Richard Lewis!” With those words, a shaggy-haired, 30-something comic takes the stage at Zanies on North Wells Street, offers a quick bow and scans a seemingly…

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

'Let's abolish culture': What cutting the NEA, other agencies would do to arts in Chicago by Howard Reich

The arts, humanities and letters in Illinois would be deeply injured by the Trump administration's proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Hum…

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

MacArthur directs millions to Chicago arts groups by Howard Reich

A cash infusion of more than $6 million is heading to Chicago's arts community. For the first time, the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will direct all of its Ma…

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MacArthur directs millions to Chicago arts groups by Howard Reich

A cash infusion of more than $6 million is heading to Chicago's arts community. For the first time, the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will direct all of its Mac…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:01AM

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Jazz, cabaret and Broadway converge by Howard Reich

It was a three-and-half-hour marathon of songs — some indelible, some forgettable, all sharing at least one rarefied trait: Each appeared in a Tony Award-winning musical.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

DuSable Museum chief to retire by Howard Reich

Carol Adams, president and CEO of the DuSable Museum of African American History, will retire on Dec. 31, according to an announcement from the museum. Adams joined the institution on Nov. 9…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:23PM

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