Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: Chicago Shakespeare premieres two-part 'Tug of War' epicMay 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Steel Beam premiere The Scanlon family's annual Independence Day celebration on Cape Cod goes awry in "When Not That Good Will Do," a new dysfunctional family comed...
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Darren Criss to play 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' out WestMay 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Darren Criss, the former "Glee" star, had so much fun playing an East German transsexual on Broadway that he's taking her on the road. Criss will kick of...
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Tony nominations help 'Waitress,' and 'Shuffle Along'May 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Earning a clutch of Tony Award nominations is usually good for business on Broadway and that was certainly true last week for shows like "Waitress," ''Sh...
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'Chicago' puts Oak Park musician center stageMay 09, 2016 6:00 am - Professional musician Linda Van Dyke of Oak Park spends a lot of her performing career in the pits - theater orchestra pits, that is - for Broadway musicals in and aroun...
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Like to mock movie princesses? 'Disenchanted!' may be for youMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - Do the personalities of Cinderella, Snow White and other Disney princesses annoy you? Then you might like the sassy, musical comedy “Disenchanted!,” which opens Tuesday...
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The laughs just keep on coming in Writers, Second City pitch-perfect 'Parody'May 07, 2016 7:00 am - Looking for a good time? Call Writers Theatre in Glencoe and reserve a ticket to “Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf: A Parody,” the wonderfully irreverent comedy...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on 'Hamilton,' success, weird requestsMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The last year has proven to be an incredible journey for "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, culminating this week with a record-breaking 16 Tony nomi...
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'Finding Neverland' to close this summer on BroadwayMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Finding Neverland," which never really found a Broadway audience, will close and try its luck in London. The show announced Friday it will play its last...
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Theater events: House Theatre remounts 'Death & Harry Houdini'May 06, 2016 6:00 am - Houdini returns Actor/magician Dennis Watkins reprises his role as Harry Houdini in The House Theatre of Chicago's remount of its first production, "Death & Harry H...
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New York home to idiosyncratic works from actor-playwrightsMay 05, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's been an exciting season for theater in New York, with some solid revivals, thoughtful new plays and lively comedies. And then there's the show where...