Chicago premieres Becket with IVM Productions cast
Carl Bensen leads the Harper Theater premiere of Becket opening May 4 with a stark set by Bill Fosser. IVM Productions founders Gordon Das-Heim Anthony Mockus and Rick Riccardo join Bensen while Faith Quabius Riccardo plays a lead. An outdoor preview April 27 at 3 30 p m in Harper Court Mall features full cast in costume, paraded from the theater guided by a bass drummer and Hyde Park YMCA tumblers.
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IVM Productions
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Becket
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U of C Receives Rockefeller Music Grant
The Rockefeller Foundation awarded the University of Chicago a $150 000 grant to support the study and performance of contemporary music. A 1964 grant funded graduate fellowships for composers and musicologists who are skilled instrumentalists, helping form the Contemporary Chamber Players at the university. Ralph Shapey will continue as musical director of the ensemble.
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Mauldin Hosts Cartooning Show on Chicago Festival
Bill Mauldin Pulitzer winner and Chicago Sun-Times artist will discuss how editorial cartoons blend caricature with politics. On WTTW Channel 11 Tuesday May 2 at 8 30 p m he will show how small facial changes alter a cartoon subject s attitude using President Johnson as example. The Chicago Festival is underwritten by Illinois Bell Telephone Company.
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Museum hours change Sunday at Chicago museum
Visiting hours shift to daylight saving time as the Museum of Science and Industry extends weekday hours to 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m and Sunday hours to 10 a m to 6 p m until late October. Admission remains free.
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Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago
Pollack reviews Measure for Measure at Bristol company
Pollack notes the Bristol company's performance directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie. John Franklyn Robbins plays the disguised Duke with appeal while Frank Barrie shines as Lucio and Richard Pasco earns high marks as Angelo with strong authority.
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