Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Goodman announces new season reflecting 'darkly divided country'Mar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Marginalized immigrants, centenarian civil rights activists, Iraqi refugees and an anti-corruption crusader are among the characters whose stories Goodman Theatre will c...
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Goodman's 'Destiny of Desire' lovingly sends up Latin American telenovelasMar 22, 2017 1:00 pm - YouTube The 2015 comedy is essentially a loving sendup of telenovelas, the globally popular TV cousins to American daytime soaps. Rather than disdaining this form of ent...
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Off-Broadway's 'The Fantasticks' to close after 21,000 showsMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The off-Broadway phenomenon "The Fantasticks" will end its record-breaking run this spring, bringing down the curtain on a show featuring confetti and a ...
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Theater events: Steppenwolf premieres Tracy Letts' 'Linda Vista'Mar 20, 2017 11:00 pm - The Latest by Letts Steppenwolf Theatre presents the world premiere of "Linda Vista," the latest by ensemble member and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts. Dexter Bullard...
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Puppetry and history abound in 'Circus 1903'Mar 17, 2017 6:00 am - It's unlikely that animal rights protesters will be picketing the Chicago debut of "Circus 1903 - The Golden Age of Circus" at the Oriental Theatre. There may be elephan...
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Canadian prime minister, Ivanka Trump catch Broadway musicalMar 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - along with first daughter Ivanka Trump as a guest - welcomed a new Broadway musical that celebrates Canadian com...
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With British farce, J.J. Abrams makes his Broadway debutMar 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Seeking a break from green screens and lightsabers while shooting "The Force Awakens" outside London, J.J. Abrams decided to catch a play. "I had a free ...
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Laughs come fast and furious in Royal George's spoof 'Spamilton'Mar 15, 2017 6:00 am - “Spamilton” has a problem. It's too funny. The jokes come so fast in the “Hamilton” parody that audiences barely have time to digest one before the cast serves up anoth...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep stages Victorian thriller 'Any Other Name'Mar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Identity theft Williams Street Repertory presents "Any Other Name," a play by George Brant about identity theft, Victorian style. It centers on a near-impoverished,...
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Arlington Heights native manages 'Hamilton' productionsMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - You've heard of “Hamilton,” the musical about our Founding Fathers that took Broadway by storm. And by now, you know the name Lin Manuel Miranda, who played the title ch...