Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Fun Home' national tour will be led by an ex-Miss AmericaAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A national tour of the groundbreaking Broadway musical "Fun Home" will be led by some theater veterans and one who is also a former beauty queen. Kate S...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'Mame'Aug 16, 2016 6:00 am - Auntie Mame Nancy Hays stars as Mame Dennis, the gloriously eccentric 1920s society maven who's transformed by the unexpected arrival of her orphaned nephew, in "Ma...
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'Fun Home' national tour to hit Chicago Nov. 2Aug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - A national tour of the groundbreaking Broadway musical "Fun Home" - which hits Chicago Nov. 2 - will be led by some theater veterans and a former beauty queen. Kate Shin...
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Blackfoot, Ralphie May headed to ArcadaAug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - The rock group Blackfoot, with Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke, and comedian Ralphie May are two of the newest headliners to be added to the schedule at the Arc...
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Broadway's best to light up Coney Island at Elsie FestAug 15, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This fall, the famous Coney Island boardwalk will host some special hot dogs with a Broadway flavor. The second annual Elsie Fest, a one-day outdoor musi...
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'The Birds,' 'A Christmas Story' part of Citadel's 2016-17 seasonAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest has announced its 2016-17 season, a five-play lineup that kicks off next month with a stage adaptation of "The Birds." Season subscription...
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Will Chase back on Broadway in a role he helped createAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Will Chase's return to Broadway should be familiar - and it is. He's playing a role in "Something Rotten!" that he had to let go - and then watch someone...
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Theater events: 'Fefu and Her Friends' opens Halcyon's 11th seasonAug 12, 2016 6:00 am - Halcyon's 'Fefu' Halcyon Theatre opens its 11th season with its sixth production of a Maria Irene Fornes play, an examination of feminism titled "Fefu and Her Friends." ...
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Suburban actors help launch new musicals at Chicago theater festAug 10, 2016 6:00 am - Conor McGarry has a colorful way of describing his latest acting role. The Hoffman Estates native has had only a few weeks to rehearse for the show, while last-minute sc...
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Globe's visiting 'Merchant of Venice' emphasizes pain of bigotryAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - The international tour of "The Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare's Globe long ago sold out its 13-performance run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. So don't be surprised ...