Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) Oriental Theatre
Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) Oriental Theatre
The Oriental Theatre is a theater located at 24 West Randolph Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1926 as a deluxe movie palace, today the Oriental is operated by Broadway In Chicago, a subsidiary of the Nederlander Organization. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as New Masonic Building and Oriental Theater.
The Oriental Theatre opened in 1926 as one of many ornate movie palaces built in Chicago during the 1920s by the firm Rapp and Rapp. It was built on the same location as the former Iroquois Theatre (later the Colonial Theatre) site of a disastrous 1903 fire that claimed over 600 lives. Although the façade looks identical, the Oriental retained nothing from the building that once stood on the same site.
The Oriental continued to be a vital part of Chicago's theater district into the 1960s, but patronage declined in the 1970s along with the fortunes of the Chicago Loop in general. Late in the decade, the theater survived by showing exploitation films. It closed in 1981 and was vacant for more than a decade. The Oriental is one of several houses now operating in Chicago's revitalized Loop Theater District. According to Richard Christiansen, the opening of the Oriental spurred on the restoration of other theaters in The Loop.
The district is also home to the Cadillac Palace Theatre, CIBC Theatre (formerly The PrivateBank Theatre), the Goodman Theatre, and the Chicago Theatre. Randolph Street was traditionally the center of downtown Chicago's entertainment district until the 1960s when the area began to decline. The now demolished United Artists Theatre, Woods Theatre, Garrick Theater, State-Lake Theatre and Roosevelt Theatre were located on or near Randolph Street.
The architects of the Oriental were George L. and Cornelius W. Rapp, who also built the Palace and Chicago Theatres. The Oriental features decor inspired by the architecture of India. The 3,250-seat theater was operated by the city's dominant theater chain, Balaban and Katz (a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures).
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Objects in the Mirror - Relocation (Goodman Theatre)
Shedrick Yarkpai (Daniel Kyri), his Uncle John (Allen Gilmore) and cousin Zaza (Breon Arzell) have just learned they’ve been approved for relocation to the United States of America. However, Shedrick’s mom, Luopo (Lily Mojekwu) insists that Shedrick’s name on the paperwork is changed before they leave.
[Wikipedia] Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre is a professional theater company located in Chicago's Loop. A major part of the Chicago theatre scene, it is the city's oldest currently active nonprofit theater organization. Part of its present theater complex occupies the landmark Harris and Selwyn Theaters property.
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Chicago:The Loop
The Loop, is the central business district in the downtown area of the city.
In what is now the Loop, on the south bank of the Chicago River near today's Michigan Avenue Bridge, the United States Army erected Fort Dearborn in 1803, the first settlement in the area sponsored by the United States. In the late nineteenth century cable car turnarounds and a prominent elevated railway encircled the area, giving the Loop its name. Around the same time some of the world's earliest skyscrapers were constructed in the area. In 1908, Chicago addresses were made uniform by naming the intersection of State Street and Madison Street in the Loop as the origin of the Chicago street grid.
Loop architecture has been dominated by skyscrapers and high-rises since early in its history. Notable buildings include the Home Insurance Building, considered the world's first skyscraper (demolished in 1931); the Chicago Board of Trade Building, a National Historic Landmark; and Willis Tower, the world's tallest building for nearly 25 years.
The Loop contains a wealth of outdoor sculpture, including works by Pablo Picasso. Chicago's cultural heavyweights, such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Goodman Theatre, the Chicago Theatre, the Lyric Opera at the Civic Opera House building, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, are also in this area, as is the historic Palmer House Hilton hotel, found on East Monroe Street.
Chicago's waterfront, which is almost exclusively recreational beach and park areas from north to south, features Grant Park in the downtown area.
The Loop is the seat of Chicago's government. It is also the government seat of Cook County and houses an office for the governor of the State of Illinois.
According to the 2010 census, 29,283 people live in the neighborhoods in or near the Loop. The median sale price for residential real estate was $710,000 in 2005 according to Forbes.
The neighborhood includes former railyards that have been redeveloped as new-town-in-town such as Dearborn Park and Central Station. Former warehouses and factory lofts have been converted to residential buildings, while new townhouses and highrises have been developed on vacant or underused land. A major landowner in the South Loop is Columbia College Chicago, a private school that owns 17 buildings.
The South Loop was historically home to vice districts, including the brothels, bars, burlesque theaters, and arcades. Inexpensive residential hotels on Van Buren and State Street made it one of the city's Skid Rows until the 1970s. One of the largest homeless shelters in the city, the Pacific Garden Mission, was located at State and Balbo from 1923 to 2007, when it moved to 1458 S. Canal St.
The Loop also contains the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District, which is the section of Michigan Avenue opposite Grant Park and Millennium Park.
The Loop Retail Historic District is a shopping district within the Chicago Loop.
The Loop, along with the rest of downtown Chicago, is the second largest commercial business district in the United States, after New York City's Midtown Manhattan. Its financial district near LaSalle Street is home to the CME Group's Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Aon Corporation maintains its headquarters in the Aon Center. Chase Bank has its commercial and retail banking headquarters in Chase Tower. Exelon also has its headquarters in the Chase Tower. United Airlines has its headquarters in Willis Tower. United moved its headquarters to Chicago from Elk Grove Township, Illinois in early 2007. In addition, United's parent company, United Continental Holdings, also has its headquarters in Willis Tower. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has its headquarters in the Michigan Plaza complex. Sidley Austin and Morton Salt are both headquartered in the Loop.
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Powered by - Renowned Chicago theater companies include the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater in Lincoln Park; the Goodman Theatre in the Loop; and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier. Broadway In Chicago offers Broadway-style entertainment at five theaters: the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre, Bank of America Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University, and Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Polish language productions for Chicago's large Polish speaking population can be seen at the historic Gateway Theatre in Jefferson Park. Since 1968, the Joseph Jefferson Awards are given annually to acknowledge excellence in theater in the Chicago area. Chicago's theater community spawned modern improvisational theater, and includes the prominent groups The Second City and I.O. (formerly ImprovOlympic).
Classical music offerings include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), which performs at Symphony Center, and is recognized as one of the best orchestras in the world. Also performing regularly at Symphony Center is the Chicago Sinfonietta, a more diverse and multicultural counterpart to the CSO. In the summer, many outdoor concerts are given in Grant Park and Millennium Park. Ravinia Festival, located 25 miles (40 km) north of Chicago, is the summer home of the CSO, and is a favorite destination for many Chicagoans. The Civic Opera House is home to the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago was founded by Lithuanian Chicagoans in 1956, and presents operas in Lithuanian.
The Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Festival Ballet perform in various venues, including the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. Chicago is home to several other modern and jazz dance troupes, such as the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
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manejando downtown Chicago- Driving Downtown - Chicago Wall Street 4K - USA
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Driving Downtown Streets - LaSalle Street - Chicago Illinois USA - Episode 57.
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LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago. The portion that runs through the Chicago Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district.
The Loop, along with the rest of downtown Chicago, is the second largest commercial business district in the United States, after New York City's Midtown Manhattan. Its financial district near LaSalle Street is home to the CME Group's Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
The street was nicknamed The Canyon due to the tall, steep buildings that lie on both ends of the relatively narrow street, with the Chicago Board of Trade Building as the abrupt end of the apparent box canyon.
In Popular Culture
The street, Chicago Board of Trade Building, and 200 North LaSalle were used in the 2005 film Batman Begins and its sequel The Dark Knight, as well as in the 1999 movie Payback. The view facing south down the canyon has been used in the movies The Untouchables, Public Enemies, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Road to Perdition. The canyon was in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Chicago Loop
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the city's 77 designated community areas. The Loop is home to Chicago's commercial core, City Hall, and the seat of Cook County. As a business center, some of the corporations the Loop is home to include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the world's largest options and futures contracts open interest exchange; the headquarters of United Continental Holdings, one of the world's largest airlines; AON; Blue Cross Blue Shield; Hyatt Hotels Corporation; BorgWarner, and dozens upon dozens of other major corporations. The Loop is home to Grant Park; State Street, which hosts a major shopping district; the Art Institute of Chicago; several theaters; and numerous subway and elevated rapid transit stations. Other major institutions in the Loop include the Willis Tower, once the tallest building in the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Goodman Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the central public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center.
Notable Landmarks
Agora, a group of sculptures at the south end of Grant Park.
Art Institute of Chicago
Auditorium Building
Buckingham Fountain
Carbide & Carbon Building
Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
Chicago Board of Trade Building
Chicago Theatre
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago City Hall
Civic Opera House
Field Building
Fine Arts Building
Grant Park
Jewelers Row District
Mather Tower
McCormick Place
Historic Michigan Boulevard District
Monadnock Building
The Palmer House
Printing House Row
Reliance Building
Rookery Building
Symphony Center – home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Willis Tower – formerly the Sears Tower
Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S.
In 2015, Chicago had over 52 million international and domestic visitors. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, gospel and house music. It also has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues. Chicago has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City.
Tourism
In 2014, Chicago attracted 50.17 million domestic leisure travelers, 11.09 million domestic business travelers and 1.308 million overseas visitors. These visitors contributed more than US$13.7 billion to Chicago's economy. Upscale shopping along the Magnificent Mile and State Street, thousands of restaurants, as well as Chicago's eminent architecture, continue to draw tourists. The city is the United States' third-largest convention destination.
Sports
The city has two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago Bears, one of the last two remaining charter members of the National Football League (NFL), have won nine NFL Championships, including the 1985 Super Bowl XX. The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world. The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) began play in 1926, and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL
The Peninsula Chicago's Skating Rink
United States of Arts: Illinois
In collaboration with the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the National Endowment for the Arts looks at the arts and culture of Illinois.
Developed as part of the National Endowment for the Arts 50th Anniversary United States of Arts: Tell Us Your Art Story series.
For more on the National Endowment for the Arts 50th anniversary, go to
The best Theaters in Chicago / Theaters / Guides
The best Theaters in Chicago / Theaters / Guides
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Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) The Loop
Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) The Loop
The Loop is the central business district and downtown area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the city's 77 designated community areas. The Loop is home to Chicago's commercial core, City Hall, and the seat of Cook County. In the late nineteenth century, cable car turnarounds and prominent elevated railway encircled the area, giving the Loop its name.
The community area is bounded on the north and west by the Chicago River, on the east by Lake Michigan, and on the south by Roosevelt Road, although the commercial core has expanded into adjacent community areas. As a business center, some of the corporations the Loop hosts include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the world's largest options and futures contracts open interest exchange; the headquarters of United Continental Holdings, one of the world's largest airlines; AON; Blue Cross Blue Shield; Hyatt Hotels Corporation; BorgWarner, and other major corporations. The Loop is home to 500 acre Grant Park; State Street, which hosts a historic shopping district; the Art Institute of Chicago; several theaters; and numerous subway and elevated rapid transit stations. Other institutions in the Loop include the Willis Tower, once the tallest building in the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Goodman Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the central public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center.
In what is now the Loop, on the south bank of the Chicago River, near today's Michigan Avenue Bridge, the US Army erected Fort Dearborn in 1803. It was the first settlement in the area sponsored by the United States. In 1908, Chicago addresses were made uniform by naming the intersection of State Street and Madison Street in the Loop as the division point for designating addresses, North, South, East or West on the Chicago street grid.
Loop architecture has been dominated by skyscrapers and high-rises since early in its history. Notable buildings include the Home Insurance Building, considered the world's first skyscraper (demolished in 1931); the Chicago Board of Trade Building, a National Historic Landmark; and Willis Tower, the world's tallest building for nearly 25 years. Some of the historic buildings in this district were instrumental in the development of towers. Chicago's street numbering system – dividing addresses into North, South, East, and West quadrants originates in the Loop at the intersection of State Street and Madison Street.
Chicago is still the nation's rail transportation hub and passenger lines once reached seven Loop-area stations by the 1890s. Transfers from one to the other was a major business for taxi drivers until the long-distance lines gave way to Amtrak in the 1970s with the majority of trains concentrated at Chicago Union Station.
This area abounds in shopping opportunities, including the Loop Retail Historic District, although it competes with the more upscale Magnificent Mile area to the north. It includes Chicago's former Marshall Field's department store location in the Marshall Field and Company Building; the original Sullivan Center Carson Pirie Scott store location (closed February 21, 2007). Chicago's Downtown Theatre District is also found within this area, along with numerous restaurants and hotels.
Chicago has a famous skyline which features many of the tallest buildings in the world as well as the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Chicago's skyline is spaced out throughout the downtown area, giving it a graceful beautiful appearance. The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, the second tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, stands in the western Loop in the heart of the city's financial district, along with other buildings, such as 311 South Wacker Drive and the AT&T Corporate Center.
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Driving Downtown - Chicago Trump Tower 4K - USA
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Loop
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the city's 77 designated community areas. The Loop is home to Chicago's commercial core, City Hall, and the seat of Cook County. As a business center, some of the corporations the Loop is home to include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the world's largest options and futures contracts open interest exchange; the headquarters of United Continental Holdings, one of the world's largest airlines; AON; Blue Cross Blue Shield; Hyatt Hotels Corporation; BorgWarner, and dozens upon dozens of other major corporations. The Loop is home to Grant Park; State Street, which hosts a major shopping district; the Art Institute of Chicago; several theaters; and numerous subway and elevated rapid transit stations. Other major institutions in the Loop include the Willis Tower, once the tallest building in the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Goodman Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the central public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center.
Notable Landmarks
Agora, a group of sculptures at the south end of Grant Park.
Art Institute of Chicago
Auditorium Building
Buckingham Fountain
Carbide & Carbon Building
Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
Chicago Board of Trade Building
Chicago Theatre
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago City Hall
Civic Opera House
Field Building
Fine Arts Building
Grant Park
Jewelers Row District
Mather Tower
McCormick Place
Historic Michigan Boulevard District
Monadnock Building
The Palmer House
Printing House Row
Reliance Building
Rookery Building
Symphony Center – home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Willis Tower – formerly the Sears Tower
Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S.
In 2015, Chicago had over 52 million international and domestic visitors. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, gospel and house music. It also has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues. Chicago has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City.
Tourism
In 2014, Chicago attracted 50.17 million domestic leisure travelers, 11.09 million domestic business travelers and 1.308 million overseas visitors. These visitors contributed more than US$13.7 billion to Chicago's economy. Upscale shopping along the Magnificent Mile and State Street, thousands of restaurants, as well as Chicago's eminent architecture, continue to draw tourists. The city is the United States' third-largest convention destination.
Sports
The city has two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago Bears, one of the last two remaining charter members of the National Football League (NFL), have won nine NFL Championships, including the 1985 Super Bowl XX. The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world. The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) began play in 1926, and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL.
Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Announcement Special - January 4, 1966 YouTube
This 1968 documentary film recounts Californias 1966 Ronald Reagan-Pat Brown gubernatorial campaign to show the excitement, rhetoric and rivalry with which the candidates and issues are presented.
After six-months on the road speaking (in an effort to uncover someone in California better suited than he for the Governors Office) Ronald Reagan capitulated to public sentiment and officially.
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Unlocking Chicago: Holiday Favorites
Fred Eberle, concierge at Alta at-K Station, and Marie Rudolph, concierge for Corporate Concierge Services, discuss their favorite holiday traditions from plays to attractions to dining.
Businesses and attractions mentioned:
A Christmas Carol Goodman Theatre
The Nutcracker Joffrey Ballet
The Christmas Schooner Mercury Theater
Macy's State Street
Christkindlmarket
Afternoon Tea at The Drake Hotel
Christmas Lighting Ceremony at Millennium Park | The Columbia Chronicle
Chicago’s 102nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony took place Nov. 24 at 201 E. Randolph St.
The ceremony was held in Millennium Park for the first time, where a 63-foot Colorado Spruce was lit, followed by a fireworks display.
Remembering Lincoln Towing, Henri Bendel, Bill Daily, Gloria Jean
Be It Edsel Or Chevy, There’s No Car Too Heavy
THE CAR TOWING RACKET, A FIFTH AVENUE LANDMARK, THE SECOND BANANA, THE CHILD STAR
Lincoln Towing was the notorious towing service located on the North Side of Chicago that has lost its business license after 58 years. It was made famous in a 1972 song “Lincoln Park Pirates” by folksinger Steve Goodman. Henri Bendel, closing after 123 years, was the upscale fashion store with its flagship on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Bill Daily was the sidekick extraordinaire in two classic sitcoms, “I Dream of Jeannie” (1965-1970) and “The Bob Newhart Show” (1972-1978). Gloria Jean was one of the last surviving child stars of the 1930’s and 40’s. She worked with Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx and most notably, W.C. Fields.
Lincoln Towing Service is the DBA name of Protective Parking Corporation,[1] one of the largest towing services in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[2] The primary business location is at 4882 N. Clark Street, in the Uptown community area of Chicago in Cook County, with a second location at 4601 W. Armitage Avenue. The company was founded by Ross Cascio, who sold the company on January 20, 1981.[3] The firm became controversial in the late 1960s and 1970s, with Chicago Daily News columnist Mike Royko publishing several articles on Cascio's alleged strong-arm tactics, Aldermanic candidate Dick Simpson making the firm a campaign issue, and folk singer Steve Goodman writing a song about the firm, calling them the Lincoln Park Pirates.
Henri Bendel, established in 1895,[2] is a soon-to-be-defunct American upscale women's specialty store based in New York City that sold the Henri Bendel brand of handbags, jewelry, luxury fashion accessories, home fragrances and gifts.[3] Its flagship New York store was located at 712 Fifth Avenue.
Henri Bendel was the first retailer to have its own fragrance, to offer in-store makeovers, and to stage its own fashion show.[5] The retailer is credited with developing the shop-within-a-shop merchandising concept that’s in use in some department stores today.[6]
Henri Willis Bendel was born in Louisiana in 1868 and moved to New York to work as a milliner.[2] He opened his first shop, in Greenwich Village, in 1895.[7] In 1907, he began branding the brown-and-white striped boxes that are still identified with the company.[7] In 1913, Henri Bendel was the first retailer to sell Coco Chanel designs in the U.S
William Edward Daily (August 30, 1927 – September 4, 2018)[2][3] was an American actor and comedian known for his sitcom work as Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and Howard Borden on The Bob
William Edward Daily was born on August 30, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa,[4] the son of Fern Ellis and Raymond Daily, who went out for a loaf of bread two weeks after his son was born but never returned.[5] In 1939, he moved with his family from Des Moines to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent the rest of his youth.[4] Following graduation from Lane Technical High School and studied for a time at the Goodman Theatre School,[6] Daily left home to become a professional musician and played upright bass with jazz bands in numerous clubs across the Midwest.[5] In the early 1950s, he was drafted into the United States Army, serving in the Korean War[4] with an artillery unit before being later transferred to an entertainment unit
Gloria Jean (April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018)[1] was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films between 1939 and 1959, as well as making numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub appearances.
The daughter of Ferman and Eleanor Schoonover,[2] Gloria Jean was born Gloria Jean Schoonover in Buffalo, New York. Her ancestry was Pennsylvania Dutch.[3] Her family moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania, she had three sisters, Sally, Lois, and Bonnie. The family was involved in her career, with Lois serving as stand-in for the actress and their father managing her career.[4] Gloria Jean was three years old when she first sang on radio.
Child's Play Touring Theatre Presents: The Christmas that Almost Wasn't - How Santa Got Well
Child's Play Touring Theatre Presents: The Christmas That Almost Wasn't - How Santa Got Well
Performed at The Goodman Theater in 2001
The Magic of Christmas comes to us year after year. But, for those behind the sparkle of Christmas, the planning isn't always so easy. This delightful presentation is a special behind-the-scenes peek at the hustle and bustle and near disasters of the Christmas season. Catch these close-call Christmas catastrophes written by children and brought to life by Child's Play Touring Theatre.
How Santa Got Well
by Emily Butcher, Grade 5
P.S., you are our only hope! is Johnny's desperate Christmas message to Santa. This note compels Santa to get out of his sick bed. He is terribly ill from accidentally taking Rudolph's medicine instead of his own. But Pillius Mixiupius doesn't keep Santa from answering Johnny's request for food. Santa's amazing efforts are rewarded with a huge hug from Johnny, which is all the medicine Santa needs and Christmas is saved in the nick of time!
About Child's Play Touring Theatre
Founded in 1978, Child's Play Touring Theatre was the first theatre company to realize the value of children's own writing and perform exclusively stories and poems written by young authors. Combining the important, imaginative writings of children with the craftsmanship of professional theatre artists and educators, we created a unique stage where children's voices can be heard, examined and treasured.
A nationally recognized, 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, we inspire young people to read, write and think creatively. Our goal at Child's Play is to help children understand the value and significance that writing and reading has on their lives. Our performances and workshops offer a powerful teaching tool that strengthens and enhances the teaching and learning process.
Over the years, Child's Play has developed multiple partnerships with other arts education organizations to bring enhanced arts curricula to schools and communities throughout the United States. To date, we have reached over 4 million children, educators and adults through workshops, residencies, after school programs, and summer camps, and have performed the original works of over 15,000 young writers.
The future dreams of the company include reaching an even greater audience through the website, increased international touring, an educational television program which will give young writers a chance to see their work produced for television, and the publication of their vast repertory in CD, video, and anthology form.
Our Mission
Artistic
To share, encourage, and validate the creativity of children by performing original works of theatre, music and dance adapted from literature written by young authors.
Educational
To motivate children to write and think creatively and to enhance writing education in schools by sharing drama-based approaches to writing instruction.
Organizational
To elevate the status of theatre for young people by providing full time employment, with benefits, to theatre artists.
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Chicago Loop - Downtown Trip
Some Photos of Chicago
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the city's 77 officially designated community areas. The Loop is home to Chicago's commercial core, City Hall, and the seat of Cook County. The community area is bounded on the west and north by the Chicago River, on the east by Lake Michigan, and on the south by Roosevelt Road, although the commercial core has expanded into adjacent community areas. As a business center, the Loop hosts the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The Loop is home to Grant Park, the State Street shopping district, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Other major cultural institutions that call this area home include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Goodman Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the central public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center.
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MIAMI Timpani Concerto (Pedro Ipuche Riva)
Concerto for Timpani and Symphonic Orchestra
Timpanist: Fred Wickstrom
Conductor: Tõnu Kalam
University of Miami Orchestra
Live at Gusman Concert Hall
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As a successful practitioner of the total art of the percussion performer, Fred practices what he teaches: diversity based upon solid musical and technical fundamentals.* He joined the University of Miami faculty and built a comprehensive Percussion Program after earning bachelor's and master's degrees at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois. Subsequently he did post-graduate study in African music at UCLA. His research interest in Afro/Caribbean music has taken him too many islands in the Caribbean and countries in Latin America.
Prior to his coming to Miami, he pursued an active free-lance career in Chicago which included jazz clubs, recording, and performances with the Chicago Symphony. He was timpanist and principal percussionist with the first Miami/Florida Philharmonic, and has frequently performed with Miami City Ballet and the Florida Grand Opera. He is percussionist with television shows originating in South Florida and New York City. A performer on drumset, timpani and auxiliary percussion, he maintains a free-lance performing career in Symphonic, Pop and Ethnic music.
His clinic Percussion from the Podium has been presented at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, American Band College, at regional MENC's and state conventions. He offers specialized workshops in timpani, snare drum, mallet/keyboard percussion, drumset, Latin percussion and total musicianship. Clinics and workshops are often co-sponsored by Mike Balter Mallets, Remo Inc., Sabian Cymbals and Yamaha.
Since retiring from full time responsibilities as founder/chairman of the Percussion Program at the University of Miami he has continued to teach the course he developed, Miami's Multicultural Musical Heritage, during Winter Intersession and Spring Minimester and has been active in developing Drum Circles at UM, Barry University and throughout the South Florida area
*Frederick Fennell.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tõnu_Kalam
Tõnu Kalam is an American orchestral pianist and conductor. He is best known as the music director of the UNC Symphony Orchestra at The University of North Carolina. He is also the current music director of the Longview Symphony Orchestra.
Kalam was born to Estonian parents and has lived in the United States since age 2. He studied at Harvard University (A.B., 1969), the University of California at Berkeley (M.A., 1971) and the Curtis Institute of Music (Certificate, 1973). In his training as a classical conductor, composer and pianist, he studied with conductor Max Rudolf and composers Leon Kirchner and Andrew Imbrie. Kalam won a prize in the inaugural Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Young Conductor's Competition, and also placed as a finalist in the Exxon/Arts Endowment Conductors Program. Also included in his credits are summer fellowships at Tanglewood and Aspen, and numerous years at the Marlboro Music School in Vermont, where he was the guest conductor for the Beethoven Choral Fantasy on five occasions at the invitation of Rudolf Serkin.
Kalam was Music Director of the Illinois Opera Theatre at the University of Illinois for seven years. Since 1984, he has been associated with the Kneisel Hall summer chamber music festival in Blue Hill, Maine, where he served for thirteen years in a variety of administrative and musical capacities including Executive Director, Summer Program Director, Artist-Faculty pianist and chamber music coach. He also serves as Past President of the Board of Directors of the Conductors Guild.
Tõnu Kalam's guest-conducting credits are numerous and include the North Carolina Symphony, the Madison Symphony Orchestra, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the East Texas Symphony Orchestra. He has also conducted over 135 opera performances for a variety of companies including the Shreveport Opera, the Lake George Opera Festival and the Nevada Opera Company. Kalam's European debut was in 1994 where he conducted the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in Tallinn and was immediately reengaged to make festival appearances the following year. He has since returned to Europe in 1997 to guest conduct Finland's Oulu Symphony Orchestra and again in 2004 for the fourth time in Estonia at the Tubin and His Time festival.
Kalam currently teaches instrumental conducting at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1988. He is the Music Director and Conductor of the Longview Symphony Orchestra as well as the Founder, Music Director and Conductor of the Chapel Hill Chamber Orchestra along with the Music Director and Conductor of the UNC Symphony Orchestra.
James Carpenter, 2010 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow
In this video: 2010 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow, James Carpenter, nominated by Cal Shakes, and Ten Chimneys Foundation President, Sean E. Malone, talk about this fellowship program's importance for American regional theatre actors and their communities.
(Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot, Wisconsin) On July 11, 2010, nine of the most respected and talented actors from across the United States formed the 2010 class of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program and embarked on a week of intensive study at Ten Chimneys, led by master teacher Barry Edelstein.
The Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program is a groundbreaking national program to serve regional theatre actors and the future of American theatre. The program, created by Ten Chimneys Foundation, is a fitting tribute to Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, who are widely regarded as the greatest acting couple in the history of the American theatre. Through this program, the top actors in the country are given a rare and deeply-needed opportunity to grow artistically, renew their passion for their art form, and deepen their commitment to mentorship. Ultimately, the program does not exist simply to serve actors; the purpose of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program is to strengthen the ability of actors and theatres to enrich people's lives in communities across the country.
2010 Lunt-Fontanne Master Teacher, Barry Edelstein:
Widely respected as one of the leading Shakespeareans in the United States, Barry Edelstein is the Director of The Public Theater's Shakespeare Initiative, overseeing all Shakespearean production at the theater, as well as The Public's extensive educational, community outreach, and artist-training programs.
The 2010 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows:
• Stephen Berenson: Trinity Repertory Company (Providence)
• James Carpenter: California Shakespeare Theater (Bay Area)
• Celeste Ciulla: The Old Globe (San Diego)
• Bob Davis: Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis)
• Laura Gordon: Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Milwaukee)
• Andrew Long: Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.)
• Pete Pryor: The Wilma Theater (Philadelphia)
• Jacqueline Williams: Goodman Theatre (Chicago)
• Larry Yando: Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Chicago)
Mr. Edelstein and the 2010 Fellows dedicated their week of work to Inaugural LFFP Master Teacher, Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010).
2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program:
Actress Olympia Dukakis, who is widely celebrated as one of the greatest American masters of interpreting and teaching the work of playwright Anton Chekov, will be the 2011 Master Teacher for the 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program. After two years of focusing on Shakespeare, the third weeklong retreat and master class at Ten Chimneys (July 24-31) will focus on Chekov. Ms. Dukakis has been a master teacher of acting and directing, with special emphasis on Chekhov, at Columbia, NYU, Yale, and universities and studios around the United States and Europe.
Clips of each 2010 Fellows' reflections are available at:
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The Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program has been created by Ten Chimneys Foundation, and is made possible by a generous lead grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Additional major sponsors include: The Delafield Hotel and Midwest Airlines
Filming and Footage by Educational Television Productions of Northeast Wisconsin
Art Direction/Editing by Erika Kent
Editing by Mainly Editing (Jeff Enders)
Jim Coates Honored at Child's Play ( A Chicago Children's Theatre) 30th Annual Victor Awards
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This is A segment from the 30th Annual Child's Play Touring Theatre Victor Awards Celebration and Benefit. Jim is gifted talented actor who was a founding member of Child's Play 30 years ago in Champaign Illinois. A dear friend of Victor Podagrosi it is only fitting he receive this award. Jim, you are greatly loved and admired!!! An added bonus is The performance of Jim and his Son jeff doing Mr Smile and Mr Frown, a Poem/Play written by his daughter Leslie when she was eight. And Presenting the award is Actor Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) who went to U of I with Jim and Victor. Enjoy!!
This is a Video I produced my favorite and most amazing Children's theatre Child's Play Touring Theatre cptt.org/. Chicago Based Child's Play Touring Theatre is an incredible adult Children's theatre company in Chicago that performs stories and poems written exclusively by children. I personally feel they are one of the most important and motivating theatre companies out there. They inspire children. Their website cptt.org/ check it out. This group validates children's creativity to the max and encourages them to write and create. A lesson to adults, Encourage children and they will Blossom like butterflies. Call
Founded in 1978, Child's Play Touring Theatre was the first theatre company to realize the value of children's own writing and perform exclusively stories and poems written by young authors. Combining the important, imaginative writings of children with the craftsmanship of professional theatre artists and educators, they created a unique stage where children's voices can be heard, examined and treasured.
A nationally recognized, 501(c )3 not-for-profit organization, they inspire young people to read, write and think creatively. The goal at Child's Play is to help children understand the value and significance that writing and reading has on their lives. Their performances and workshops offer a powerful teaching tool that strengthens and enhances the teaching and learning process.
Over the years, Child's Play has developed multiple partnerships with other arts education organizations to bring enhanced arts curricula to schools and communities throughout the United States. To date, they have reached over 4 million children, educators and adults through workshops, residencies, after school programs, and summer camps, and have performed the original works of over 15,000 young writers.
The future dreams of the company include reaching an even greater audience through the website, increased international touring, an educational television program which will give young writers a chance to see their work produced for television, and the publication of their vast repertory in CD, video, and anthology form.
The Mission
Artistic
To share, encourage, and validate the creativity of children by performing original works of theatre, music and dance adapted from literature written by young authors.
Educational
To motivate children to write and think creatively and to enhance writing education in schools by sharing drama-based approaches to writing instruction.
Organizational
To elevate the status of theatre for young people by providing full time employment, with benefits, to theatre artists.
Anyone wanting to book a performance of this fabulous group contact:
Child's Play Touring Theatre
cptt.org/
2518 W. Armitage Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
Toll Free: (800) 353-3402
Local: (773) 235-8911
Fax: (773) 235-5478
Email: cptt@cptt.org