Archive for November 20th, 2009
Your Guide to Broadway In Chicago
Friday, November 20th, 2009 | Broadway, Theatre | No Comments
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Two notable theatres in Chicago are the LaSalle Bank Theater and the Auditorium Theatre. Chicago audiences enjoy performances there throughout the year. The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago offers upcoming performances by the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Company, The Joffrey Ballet, The Ten Tenors. The Auditorium Theatre began life as an opera house, and has been in existence for nearly one hundred and twenty years. The building itself is a National Historic Landmark building, and it is wonderful to experience a show in this glorious venue.
The LaSalle Bank Theater, which now goes by the name of Bank of America Theater, hosts a variety of top Broadway plays in Chicago. Built one hundred and three years ago, the theatre began life under the name the Majestic Theatre and hosted vaudeville acts. Today as the Bank of America Theater, it is home to the Broadway musical Jersey Boys. Jersey Boys is a theatrical retelling of the evolution and history of a famous 1960s rock group, The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli. They have the Chicago production of this tremendous musical, which started its run in The Windy City in 2007 and features songs such as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like A Man,” and “My Eyes Adored You,” playing regularly at this large theatre, thrilling audiences with their wonderful harmonies.
You can find tickets for Broadway in Chicago playing at Bank of America Theater, the Auditorium Theatre and other classic venues through a local ticket broker.
Blackhawks Start Circus Road Trip Off with a Bang
Friday, November 20th, 2009 | Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Sports | 1 Comment
WOW – staring a difficult 6-game road trip to Canada and the west coast, the Blackhawks didn’t waste any time sending a message to the rest of the Western Conference. The Blackhawks could’ve gotten down after Olli Jokinen’s power play goal just 14 seconds into the 2nd period tied the game at 1. Instead, the Blackhawks used that lapse to motivate them, and the offensive unit exploded for 5 2nd period goals igniting a route of the Calgary Flames on their home ice. Kris Versteeg scored his 5th and 6th goals in the period. Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd and Patrick Kane scored the 3 goals in between Versteeg’s goals. Before the Flames knew it, the game was over.
Cristobal Huet maintained his hot goal-tending, saving 27 of 28 shots on goal.
The Blackhawks now have 28 points, tied for 3rd most in the Western Conference. They have now won 5 games in a row, and it’s off to Edmonton and Vancouver for back-to-back games over the weekend…
Some Bears fans are a little nuts
Friday, November 20th, 2009 | Chicago Bears, NFL | No Comments
A Steelers fan that was in Chicago for the game back in Sept has been left blind and could have brain damage after being poisoned at a Chicago bar after the game back in September. Zack Heddinger told a Pittsburgh TV station that he and some friends went to Kitty O’Shea’s in Chicago after the Bears beat the Steelers’ 17-14 on Sept. 20. Heddinger and friends were trash talking with some Bears fans, and that is all he can remember at this point. His buddies got into an altercation and were offered a drink to make peace after the misunderstanding. Not to long after the drink Heddinger had to be rushed to a nearby hospital as his heart stopped four times. First the doctors thought this was just a drunk football fan but soon realized there was much more to it. Heddinger’s family had to fly to Chicago to be with him, because they were not sure he was going to make it. Doctors now suspect his drink was spiked with toxic grain alcohol.
“I don’t think they tried to kill me. I think they tried to hurt me, but the killing came pretty close,” said Heddinger.
Hddinger is still undergoing oxygen treatments in hopes of regaining some of his vision. This is a sad case of a few crazy bears fans giving Chicago a bad name by doing something very dumb.
NBA Scores
Friday, November 20th, 2009 | NBA | No Comments
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Phoenix (10-3) | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 103 |
| New Orleans (5-8) « | 26 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 110 |
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| Utah (6-6) « | 20 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 90 |
| San Antonio (4-6) | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 83 |
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| Chicago (6-5) | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 93 |
| L.A. Lakers (9-3) « | 25 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 108 |
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NHL Scores
Friday, November 20th, 2009 | NHL | No Comments
| Final SO | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
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| Toronto (3-11-6) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 5 |
| Carolina (4-12-5) « | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 (2) | 6 |
| Three Stars 1. T. Gleason – CAR (Goals: 2, Assists: 0) 2. T. Ruutu – CAR (Goals: 0, Assists: 4) 3. E. Cole – CAR (Goals: 1, Assists: 0) |
| Final SO | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
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| Boston (9-8-4) « | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 4 |
| Atlanta (10-6-2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 3 |
| Three Stars 1. M. Ryder – BOS (Goals: 2, Assists: 0) 2. I. Kovalchuk – ATL (Goals: 1, Assists: 2) 3. O. Pavelec – ATL (Saves: 39, Save Pct: .929) |
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| Pittsburgh (14-8-0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ottawa (10-6-3) « | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Three Stars 1. C. Phillips – OTT (Goals: 2, Assists: 0) 2. M. Fisher – OTT (Goals: 0, Assists: 3) 3. C. Kelly – OTT (Goals: 1, Assists: 1) |
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
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| Phoenix (12-9-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| St. Louis (7-8-4) « | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Three Stars 1. C. Mason – STL (Saves: 34, Save Pct: .944) 2. T. Oshie – STL (Goals: 1, Assists: 1) 3. E. Johnson – STL (Goals: 1, Assists: 0) |
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| New Jersey (14-5-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 2 |
| Nashville (11-8-1) « | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 3 |
| Three Stars 1. J. Arnott – NSH (Goals: 2, Assists: 0) 2. Z. Parise – NJ (Goals: 2, Assists: 0) 3. J. Dumont – NSH (Goals: 0, Assists: 2) |
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| Columbus (12-6-2) « | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dallas (9-6-6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Three Stars 1. K. Huselius – CLB (Goals: 2, Assists: 1) 2. S. Mason – CLB (Saves: 25, Save Pct: .962) 3. R. Nash – CLB (Goals: 1, Assists: 0) |
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| Chicago (13-5-2) « | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Calgary (12-6-2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Three Stars 1. D. Keith – CHI (Goals: 0, Assists: 3) 2. C. Huet – CHI (Saves: 27, Save Pct: .964) 3. K. Versteeg – CHI (Goals: 2, Assists: 0) |
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| Tampa Bay (8-4-7) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Anaheim (7-10-3) « | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Three Stars 1. S. Niedermayer – ANA (Goals: 1, Assists: 0) 2. R. Getzlaf – ANA (Goals: 1, Assists: 2) 3. T. Selanne – ANA (Goals: 1, Assists: 2) |
