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WASHINGTON THERE.

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>> AS THE CHICAGO ARTS COMMUNITY

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SAYS GOOD-BYE TO SHOWS FOR THE

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SPRING SEASON, MANY ARE LEFT

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WONDERING WHEN THE NEXT SHOW

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ALSO RESUME.

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OUR ANGEL IDOWU VISITED WITH A

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FEW OF THE COMPANIES LATE LAST

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WEEK BEFORE THE STATE'S FULL

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STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WAS ISSUED TO

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GET A BETTER IDEA WHAT THE NEXT

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STEPS ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE

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UNCERTAINTY.

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[♪♪♪]

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>> AFTER BEING FORCED TO CLOSE

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THEIR PRODUCTION, THE HEALING,

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ONE WEEK AFTER IT OPENED, JACKIE

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TAYLOR WITH THE BLACKEN SEMBLE

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THEATRE SAYS WORKING FROM HOME

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IS NOT AN OPTION.

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>> I STILL HAVE BILLS.

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I STILL HAVE MORTGAGES.

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I STILL HAVE AN OPERATION THAT I

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HAVE TO KEEP UP.

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I JUST CAN'T LET IT --

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I CAN'T CLOSE IT UP AND SAY

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WE'RE CAMPING FOR SIX MONTHS.

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THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE

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DONE DAILY.

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I HAVE TO HAVE SECURITY.

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I MEAN WE HAVE A 55,000

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SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY.

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BLACKEN SEMBLE CULTURAL CENTER.

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>> WITH 50% OF THE BUDGET GONE

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TAYLOR IS RELYING ON FUNDING.

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>> YOU ARE DEPENDENT ON TICKET

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SALES AND DEPENDENT ON FUNDING.

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WHEN YOUR TICKET SALES ARE

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NONEXISTENT THEN YOU HAVE TO

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INCREASE YOUR FUNDRAISING.

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>> DEB CLAPP WITH THE LEAGUE OF

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CHICAGO THEATERS AGREES AND SAYS

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THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY

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PLAYS A BIGGER ROLE THAN PEOPLE

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REALIZE.

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>> IF YOU REMEMBER AFTER 9/11,

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PEOPLE FLOCKED TO THE PERFORMING

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ARTS BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THAT

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SOLIS THAT COMES IN BEING

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TOGETHER WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE

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AND EXPERIENCING SOMETHING

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BEAUTIFUL ALTOGETHER.

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>> DOWNTOWN AT THE JOFFREY

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BALLET THE DANCE COMPANY WAS

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FORCED TO CLOSE BUT NOT BEFORE

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THEY ENDED THEIR RUN OF THE

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TIMES ARE RACING.

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AND WHILE THEY HOPE THEY ARE

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ABLE TO MOVE THE POSTPONED SHOW

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TO THE END OF THE YEAR ONE OF

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THE MORE IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES IS

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HELPING DANCERS STAY IN SHAPE.

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>> WE HAVE BEEN GIVING OUT LOTS

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OF EXERCISE BALLS AND BANDS AND

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YOU KNOW FOR THEM TO KEEP

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THEMSELVES IN SHAPE.

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AND THE THING FOR ANY ATHLETE IS

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IF YOU START TO LOSE TWO WEEKS

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OF EXERCISE LIKE FULL ON

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EXERCISE IT TAKES TWICE THAT

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LONG TO GET BACK.

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YOUR BODY JUST IS NOT AT A PEAK

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LEVEL.

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THEY ARE REHEARSING SIX HOURS A

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DAY.

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AND TRAINING AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF

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BEFORE THAT.

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>> AT THE LYRIC OPERA THEY WERE

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FORCED TO POSTPONE THE RING

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CYCLE WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO

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PREMIER IN APRIL.

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A PRODUCTION NEARLY 10 YEARS IN

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THE MAKING, THE OPERA COMPANY

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EXPECTED THE SHOW TO PUT UP BIG

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NUMBERS.

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>> WE'RE ESTIMATING THE DIRECT

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LOSSES BEING BETWEEN 15-20

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MILLION.

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AND GIVEN HOW WE CANNOT PREDICT

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EVEN FROM DAY-TO-DAY WHAT IS

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GOING TO HAPPEN, IT'S LIKELY, I

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THINK, THAT THERE WILL BE MORE

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CANCELLATIONS AND THEREFORE MORE

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LOSSES AND MORE INEVITABLE

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CUTBACKS.

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>> DESPITE THE LOSS, THE LYRIC

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REMAINS HOPEFUL THAT THE

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UNPREDICTED SEASON WILL PASS.

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>> CHICAGO WILL GET THROUGH

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THIS.

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THE ARTS WILL GET THROUGH THIS.

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LYRIC WILL GET THROUGH THIS.

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WE WILL BE BACK STRONGER AND

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BETTER THAN EVER.

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>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M

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ANGEL IDOWU.

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>> AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT

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ANGEL HAD WAS LATE LAST WEEK

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BEFORE THE STATE ISSUED THE