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'Mormon' is more than just easy laughs
When Joseph Smith Jr. published The Book of Mormon in 1830, he likely wasn't expecting that an outrageously profane musical that purloined his golden title would dominate the 2011 Tony Awards. Then again, he probably wasn't anticipating "South Park"...Tags: Christianity, Andrew Rannells, Music Theater, Separation of Church and State, Music
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Man About Town: City life driving you crazy? Just say neigh.
I wrestle with my demons just like everybody else, addicted as I am to Mariel Hemingway movies and those little "fun-sized" Snickers bars, of which several trillion are floating around in these weeks after Halloween. Airlift them to Cuba. Put them in...
Tags: The Book of Mormon (musical), Christianity, NASCAR, Mariel Hemingway, Equestrian
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BYU battling Utah in recruiting
BYU, this week’s opponent, is doing OK in recruiting but the school has suffered a little because of Utah’s move to the Pac-12. BYU and Utah are big rivals in recruiting, particularly for the Mormon players, and there is a good number of...Tags: Utah Utes, Christianity, Brian Kelly, Pacific-12 Conference, Sports
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'Book of Mormon' rakes in $1.493 million
"The Book of Mormon" pulled down a whopping $1,493,961 in its first full week of sold-out performances at the Bank of America Theatre, breaking the house record for that Loop venue. That means "Book of Mormon" raked in more cash than "Jersey Boys"...
Tags: The Book of Mormon (musical), Chicago Loop, Christianity, Bank of America Corp., Religion and Belief
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Canadian couple drive modern twist on Moliere farce
'Tis the season for sucking up at company holiday parties — or, as Frank, the central character in David Ives' "The School for Lies" would put it, this is prime time, baby, for "two-faced pestilential etiquette." Perchance you indulged in a little...
Tags: The Book of Mormon (musical), Christianity, Navy Pier, Holidays, Entertainment
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A cast change at 'Book of Mormon'
Syesha Mercado, a finalist on the "American Idol" talent show, has taken over the featured role of Nabulungi in the Chicago production of "The Book of Mormon," representatives of the show have confirmed. Stephanie Umoh, the star of the Broadway...
Tags: The Book of Mormon (musical), Christianity, Bank of America Corp., Syesha Mercado, Religion and Belief
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Husband's phone is full of exes, worrying wife
Dear Amy: My man and I have been together for three years and just got married. Unfortunately, we continue to have an unresolved problem, even though we have been to counseling. He has a few exes whom he keeps in touch with. I have only one ex whom I...
Tags: Christianity, Nicole Kidman, Politics, Religion and Belief, Freedom of the Press
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Why Mitt's Mormonism doesn't matter
Mormonism is a minority sect once persecuted by mainstream American Christians for its unconventional doctrines and practice of polygamy. It is still viewed by many as an odd cult. But a Mormon is the Republican nominee for president, and he can take...Tags: Bill Clinton, Jeremiah Wright, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State
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Salman Rushdie, freedom writer
In the 1990s, he was the world-famous novelist few people officially laid eyes on. Of Salman Rushdie's dozen-plus novels, it was "The Satanic Verses" (1988) that raised a hue and cry and sent him undercover: Its supposedly sacrilegious portrayal of the...
Tags: Christianity, YouTube, Google Inc., Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini
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'Mormon' fails to make a convert
I'd wanted to take an actual Mormon to see "The Book of Mormon," but the closest I could come was the lovely and patient older daughter — so well scrubbed and shimmery that she looked like an Irish coin. "Come on, Coin, let's go to the Pantages," I...
Tags: The Book of Mormon (musical), Comedy (genre), Christianity, Jesse Jackson, Entertainment
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Chicago filmmaker spent 8 years on new documentary 'Band of Sisters'
"You didn't really have (to) think much for yourself," a nun says of her early years, in the new documentary "Band of Sisters," which has its world premiere at the Siskel Film Center this week. "All that went unchanged for years and years and years...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Lobbying, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Christianity, David Byrne
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'The Book of Mormon' releases more Chicago tickets
"The Book of Mormon" is releasing another 12-week block of tickets for its Chicago engagement. The new tickets, which go on sale Sept. 21, cover performances through June 2. This is not expected to be the last "extension," although it remains an open...
Tags: The Book of Mormon (musical), Chicago, Christianity, Trey Parker, Robert J. Lopez
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