Performing Arts
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Next out: Leslie Odom Jr. to exit 'Hamilton' in July
Jun 18, 2016 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A week after winning a best leading actor Tony Award, Leslie Odom Jr. has announced he will leave the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton," joining key princi...
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Phillipa Soo of 'Hamilton' to star in 'Amelie' musical
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Dynamic leads propel Lookingglass' 'Thaddeus and Slocum'Jun 17, 2016 6:00 am - Two recent events reveal how far theater has come in the pursuit of diversity and inclusion. The same weekend the Tony Awards made history by conferring musical theater...
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'The Secret Garden' challenges new Lake Forest TheatreJun 17, 2016 6:00 am - Launching a new theater company can be an arduous task, especially if the inaugural show comes with a number of technical and storytelling challenges like “The Secret Ga...
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Drury Lane lavishes lots of talent on classic 'Deathtrap'Jun 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Two years ago when Drury Lane Theatre announced that plans were afoot to revive “Deathtrap,” you can bet that some habitual theatergoers sniffed and thought “That old th...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda leaving 'Hamilton' July 9; vows to return
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David Hyde Pierce to go off-Broadway for 'A Life'
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Josh Radnor, F. Murray Abraham sign on to 'White Rabbit'
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'The Cemetery Club' is full of laughsJun 15, 2016 5:30 am - Although a graveyard seems an unlikely place for laughs, Elgin Theatre Company's production of "The Cemetery Club" delivers humor as well as drama, according to director...
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Chicago theater closes in wake of misconduct allegationsJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - Profiles Theatre in Chicago has closed less than a week after The Chicago Reader published allegations of intimidation and misconduct against a member of its artistic st...