Performing Arts
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Open casting call for 'Hamilton' causes a little ruckus
Mar 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway smash "Hamilton," which has been cheered for reclaiming the nation's founding story by a multicultural cast, has oddly come under fire for s...
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Review: Ben Whishaw is bewitchingly good in 'The Crucible'
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Jeff Daniels turns up the volume of 'Blackbird' this time
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Sean Hayes plans return to Broadway playing God
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Comic 'Fooling Buddha' mixes magic with nostalgia at First FolioMar 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Actor and magician David Kovac has a great story to share - namely his own. Kovac's one-man comedy, “Fooling Buddha,” now receiving a fun world-premiere run by First Fol...
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Short & Sweet Critic Holly Daigle reviews Matilda with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Knowledge is power and reading is the key to that power. No one can keep Matilda, a sharp-witted child from doing just that, not even the overbearing school principal Mi...
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'Forbidden Broadway' opens Wheaton Drama seasonMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - "Forbidden Broadway" will open Wheaton Drama's 2016-17 season. The show, directed by Stan Austin, will run Sept. 16 to Oct. 9. This is an off-Broadway revue parodying Br...
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Paramount Theatre announces expanded 2016-2017 seasonMar 28, 2016 8:00 am - The Paramount Theatre on Monday announced an expanded Broadway series for 2016-2017. This marks the sixth season for the Aurora theater, which made history in 2015 by wi...
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Rory O'Malley to play King George in Broadway's 'Hamilton'
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'Hamilton' star got her start on Libertyville High stageMar 28, 2016 1:00 am - As a kid growing up in Libertyville, Phillipa Soo's stage was a coffee table in her family's living room. She'd stand on top of it wearing a pink tutu, singing Aretha Fr...