Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstillMar 12, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Br...
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'Constitution' play offers food for thought and an essential parting giftMar 12, 2020 11:00 am - Editor's note: Concerns about the coronavirus have caused some cancellations throughout Chicago and the suburbs this week. Before you go, check online or with the venue ...
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Coronavirus and suburban, Chicago theaters: Paramount halts 'Secret of My Success,' Marriott cancels 'Grease'Mar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Shortly after Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged late Thursday that gatherings of more than 250 people be canceled or postponed to combat the spread of COVID-19 and mandated the c...
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Update: Lewis Black cancels Saturday show at the MACMar 10, 2020 6:00 am - CANCELEDBetter every day? Comedian, author and Grammy Award winner Lewis Black has canceled his “It Gets Better Every Day” show that was supposed to tour to the McAninch...
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'Some Like It Hot' musical to premiere in Chicago next yearMar 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Another new tuner with Broadway ambitions will premiere in Chicago next year. The world-premiere musical "Some Like It Hot," adapted from Billy Wilder's classic 1959 co...
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On stage: Lisle native co-stars in Kokandy's staging of the musical 'Hundred Days'Mar 06, 2020 5:00 am - • TheaterWorks USA brings its production of "Dog Man: The Musical," adapted from cartoonist Dav Pilkey's "Dog Man" series about a superhero who is part dog and part man,...
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Showbiz veterans add luster to middling 'Middletown' at Chicago's Apollo TheaterMar 05, 2020 8:00 am - “Middletown” - ★ ★ ½ When the stars of “Middletown” enter the stage of Chicago's Apollo Theater, they literally greet some members of the audience. I myself was surprise...
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Steppenwolf to open new theater space with 'Seagull' as part of 2020-21 seasonMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago will inaugurate a new theater as part of a six-play 2020-21 season, which was announced on Wednesday. A 400-seat in-the-round the...
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Musicals '& Juliet,' 'Dear Evan Hansen' seek Olivier awardsMar 03, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Pop-Shakespearean musical 'œ& Juliet'ť leads the race for Britain's Olivier theater awards, where 'œFleabag'ť creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is up for two tr...
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In the spotlight: 'Steel Magnolias,' 'School Girls' and a teenage Richard III take the stageMar 03, 2020 5:00 am - Friendship bonds BrightSide Theatre revives Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias," the sentimental drama about a group of Louisiana women who gather at Truvy's beauty salo...