Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'An American in Paris' star Leslie Caron visits BroadwayJan 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Leslie Caron carries a souvenir of making the classic 1951 film "An American in Paris" with her every day. The 84-year-old French beauty wears a ring she...
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Review: 'Noises Off' remains a high-energy comedic rompJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The dictionary's definition of the word "farce" really should just be a poster of "Noises Off." Michael Frayn's farce about putting on a stage farce is b...
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Prison pageant in Colombia inspires world-premiere play at GoodmanJan 13, 2016 5:00 am - Beauty pageants in Colombia are so prevalent, they're practically a national pastime. Every town, every community has one. That includes El Buen Pastor, the women's pri...
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Steel Beam's 'Yankee Tavern' explores darker side of 9/11 conspiraciesJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Conspiracy theories — especially those having to do with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — drive the action in Steven Dietz's thriller “Yankee Tavern,” which opens...
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Theater events: 'Hairspray' gets a new 'do at Aurora's ParamountJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Tracy Turnblad returns Paramount Theatre goes retro with a revival of "Hairspray," the buoyant musical inspired by John Waters' 1988 cult film. Amelia Jo Parish sta...
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Maurice Hines on life and why he doesn't tap in the morningJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Maurice Hines tells a story about Sammy, he means Sammy Davis Jr. When he mentions Ella, that's Ella Fitzgerald. He grew up among the legends of sho...
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Tommy Tune, always game, 'excited' to replace Chita RiveraJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tommy Tune has jumped in to replace an injured Chita Rivera at the Cafe Carlyle, but he says he's not exactly stepping into her petite shoes. "To step in...
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Most Broadway shows offer half-off ticket deals this monthJan 11, 2016 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Big sales in January apply to Broadway, too. Some 27 shows are participating in Broadway Week, in which two tickets go for the price of one. These special tic...
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Marriott pushes boundaries with 'Spring Awakening'Jan 08, 2016 4:00 am - When it came time for Marriott Theatre artistic director Aaron Thielen to “throw his hat in the ring as a director,” one show came to mind. It was “Spring Awakening,” th...
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Who's ready to see a play set in a hotel _ at a hotel?Jan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A play that imagines what it might have been like had Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe DiMaggio and Sen. Joe McCarthy met in a hotel room in 1953 wil...