Articles filed under Professional Theater
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A year without (live) theater: A look back - and ahead - for suburban stagesMar 10, 2021 10:00 pm - A year ago, Paramount Theatre artistic director Jim Corti delivered one of the most heartbreaking announcements of his professional career. Minutes before the house open...
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What's next after al fresco dining in Arlington Heights? How about theater under the starsMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - First outdoor dining, and now outdoor theater? On the heels of the popular Arlington Alfresco that closed downtown Arlington Heights streets in 2020 - and is set to star...
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Jobless French culture workers occupy theater to demand aidMar 05, 2021 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Out-of-work French culture and tourism workers are occupying an iconic theater on Paris' Left Bank to demand more government support after a year of pandemi...
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Scholarship created to honor choreographer Ann ReinkingMar 04, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Long before she became a Tony Award-winning choreographer, Ann Reinking waited tables to save up enough money to move to New York City. She arrived with ...
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'Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!' premieres on Steppenwolf's virtual stageMar 04, 2021 5:00 am - Before co-starring in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's virtual premiere of "Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!," Celeste M. Cooper's acting credits included productions at Steppenw...
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Spotlight: Northlight streams pandemic-related 'The Catastrophist'Mar 03, 2021 5:00 am - Play for a pandemic Written and staged during the COVID-19 pandemic, "The Catastrophist," by Lauren Gunderson ("The Book of Will," "Silent Sky," "Miss Bennet," "The Wick...
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Former Greek National Theater director ordered jailedFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A court in Athens has ordered the former director of Greece's National Theater remanded in custody after he appeared before a public prosecutor for...
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Chicago Theatre Week moves city, suburban productions online this yearFeb 25, 2021 5:00 am - After eight years, Chicago's annual theater festival coordinator Deb Clapp wasn't optimistic the event would happen this year. Clapp, the executive director of the Leagu...
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La Vie Boheme: 'Rent' musical celebrates 25th anniversaryFeb 24, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Twenty-five years ago, stage actors Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega had been cast in a new, edgy musical downtown and wondered if anyone would remember...
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Greece mulls legal reforms amid high-profile sex abuse caseFeb 24, 2021 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The former director of Greece's National Theatre appeared Wednesday before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in a case that...