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Home » Pygmalion

Tag: Pygmalion

Posted inArts & Culture

The Pygmalion Effect takes the classic makeover myth to the ballroom

by Irene Hsiao May 16, 2019August 18, 2021

Eifman Ballet views the transformation through the lens of dance.

Posted inArts & Culture

Lyric Opera’s Fair Lady is most fair indeed

by Jack Helbig May 3, 2017August 18, 2021

There’s no need to worry about Lyric Opera’s staging of Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical.

Posted inArts & Culture

Beauty and the Beast, The Complete Deaths, and four more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader December 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Short runs at the MCA and Chicago Shakespeare Theater are among this week’s notable shows.

Posted inArts & Culture

Anon(ymous), Pygmalion, and seven more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader June 30, 2016August 18, 2021

A haunting show from the Cuckoo’s Theater Project and George Bernard Shaw’s classic are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

Dreamgirls, Dead Man Walking, The Few, and ten more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader April 20, 2016August 18, 2021

Porchlight’s Dreamgirls, Piven Theatre’s Dead Man Walking, and Steep Theatre’s The Few are among this week’s theater highlights.

Posted inArts & Culture

Black Ensemble’s Doo Wop Shoo Bop, Quest Theatre’s All the World’s a Stage, and eight more stage shows to see now

by Chicago Reader February 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Revivals are back—even Sister Act.

Posted inBlogs

Slowdive’s Thursday show is sold out, but you can still listen to the band’s underrated album Pygmalion

by Tal Rosenberg October 28, 2014August 18, 2021

Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Blue Skied an’ Clear,” off of the band’s overlooked final album, 1995’s Pygmalion.

Posted inBlogs

The Pygmalion Music Festival: Worth the Trip?

by Kevin Warwick September 11, 2009August 19, 2021

Now in its fifth year, the Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana is a smorgasbord for lovers of indie rock.

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