Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Broken Nose stages sci-fi drama 'After the Blast'May 13, 2022 6:00 am - Immigration tale For his new musical, Brian Quijada looked to his mother, whose real-life story about crossing from El Salvador to the U.S. inspired his show "Somewhere ...
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Metropolis cast works hard to invigorate 1960s-inspired jukebox tuner 'Shout!'May 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Shout! The Mod Musical” - ★ ★ “Shout! The Mod Musical,” the jukebox tuner currently running at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, is an innocuo...
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Unauthorized video of Jesse Williams onstage prompts outrageMay 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online, prompting an outcry from the producers an...
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'That community defined me': Tony-winning producer reflects on teenage years in DeerfieldMay 10, 2022 5:10 am - Actor/musician turned Broadway producer Kevin McCollum called the Chicago suburbs home only briefly. If you count his four years at Deerfield High School, a post-college...
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'Paradise Square' earns 10 Tony nominations, playwright Lynn Nottage earns twoMay 08, 2022 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - "A Strange Loop," Michael R. Jackson's critically cheered theater meta-journey earned a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Monday as Broadway joined the nation...
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Highland Park High School grads Jeff Perry, Elijah Newman reflect on Steppenwolf's 'Seagull'May 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Two days into previews for “Seagull,” the production set to inaugurate Steppenwolf Theatre's in-the-round theater, Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry feels encouraged by ...
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Spotlight: TimeLine stages Chicago premiere of 'The Chinese Lady'May 06, 2022 6:00 am - En garde in Glencoe A pair of high-achieving teens training for a national fencing title go from competitors to confidants in "Athena," a two-hander by Gracie Gardner in...
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Highland Park High School grads Jeff Perry, Elijah Newman reflect on Steppenwolf's 'Seagull'May 05, 2022 6:00 am - Two days into previews for "Seagull," the production set to inaugurate Steppenwolf Theatre's in-the-round theater, Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry feels encouraged by ...
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Buffalo Theatre's warmhearted dramedy 'Naperville' delves into loss, regret and griefMay 04, 2022 6:00 am - “Naperville” - ★ ★ ★ In “Naperville,” Mat Smart's 2014 dramedy about loss, regret and perseverance, every character struggles. Every character grieves. They seek solac...
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'Intimate Apparel' holds a special place in heart of Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn NottageMay 01, 2022 7:32 am - "Unabashedly romantic." That's how playwright Lynn Nottage describes "Intimate Apparel," her 2003 drama about a lonely Black seamstress in 1905 Manhattan who falls in lo...