Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: It's that time of year for Goodman's 'Christmas Carol'Nov 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Holiday classic returns Goodman Theatre stages its 38th annual production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," starring Larry Yando in his eighth year as Ebenez...
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Irish dance star Michael Flatley gets a rare Broadway honorNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Few performers making their Broadway debuts get a street on Broadway renamed in their honor. Michael Flatley is an exception. The trailblazing former "Ri...
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Elk Grove actor in Metropolis' 'Spamalot' meets John CleeseNov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Things just keep getting better for Elk Grove Village native Joe Bianco. On the heels of playing King Arthur in "Monty Python's Spamalot," one of the most successful run...
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Drury Lane's cozy 'White Christmas' dishes out holiday cheerNov 08, 2015 5:30 am - It's a little ironic that many of America's most memorable Christmas carols were created by Jewish songwriters. The title alone of the 2004 stage musical “Irving Berlin'...
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T Bone Burnett to write songs for Roy Rogers musicalNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Producer, songwriter and musician T Bone Burnett has donned a white hat and jumped in to rescue the score to a musical about American icons Roy Rogers an...
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Blankenbuehler returning to Broadway with 'The Bandstand'Nov 05, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The sound of swing will return to Broadway next season when director Andy Blankenbuehler leads "The Bandstand" to New York. The story of six WWII veteran...
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How did Camryn Manheim become fluent in ASL?Nov 05, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actors usually have all sorts of special skills they've picked up along the way - sword-fighting, judo, a Scandinavian accent. Camryn Manheim has America...
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Writers' 'Marjorie Prime' explores questions of memory, identityNov 05, 2015 5:00 am - How would you prefer your memories? Raw, messy, unpleasant, imperfect? Or tidy and neatly embellished, with all the rough edges smoothed out? Those are among the questi...
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'Madam Secretary' star Erich Bergen brings his concert 'party' to MetropolisNov 04, 2015 8:00 am - When you hear about actor Erich Bergen's busy shooting schedule playing Blake Moran on the CBS drama "Madam Secretary," you realize how challenging it is for him to appe...
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Theater events: Janus opens 18th season with thriller 'King of Shadows'Nov 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Janus stages a thriller Janus Theatre opens its 18th season with the Chicago-area premiere of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "King of Shadows." A supernatural thriller l...