Articles filed under Professional Theater
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A song from Broadway musical 'Doctor Zhivago' is releasedFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A soaring, deeply romantic tune from the upcoming Broadway musical "Doctor Zhivago" has been released - just in time for Valentine's Day. The song "Now,"...
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Chicago Theatre Week offers bargain tickets to suburban, city showsFeb 08, 2015 6:00 am - If Chicago Theatre Week organizers for a moment doubted the passion of theater patrons, their fears have long since dissipated. Neither inclement weather nor post-holida...
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Arlington Heights candidates debate subsidizing MetropolisFeb 07, 2015 6:00 am - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday night will get results of a monthslong study on the future of the struggling Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, but with si...
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Northlight's 'White Guy on the Bus' a fiery examination of raceFeb 06, 2015 5:00 am - "White Guy on the Bus" may not change anyone's opinion on race. But Bruce Graham's play, in its world premiere at Northlight Theatre, will most certainly ignite conversa...
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On stage: Porchlight revives 'Sondheim on Sondheim'Feb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Examining Sondheim The multi-Jeff Award-winning team of director Nick Bowling and music director Austin Cook helms Porchlight Music Theatre's revival of "Sondheim o...
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Marriott's 'La Cage' embraces the gaudy and the grandFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - The 1983 Broadway musical "La Cage aux Folles" is a debatable paradox. It can be seen in equal measures as gaudy and grand, daring and dated. Conservatives will blanch a...
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Stage musical update of 'Hee Haw' slated for Texas this fallFeb 04, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Get ready for a familiar mix of gentle, cornball jokes and country music when a stage version of "Hee Haw" lands in Texas this fall. "Moonshine: That Hee...
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George Takei's musical 'Allegiance' finally gets to BroadwayFeb 04, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - George Takei is next boldly going somewhere special - to Broadway. The "Star Trek" star's personal and heartfelt show about Japanese-Americans imprisoned duri...
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Top-notch First Folio cast brings out best in Neil Simon comedyFeb 04, 2015 5:00 am - The adage “good things come to those who wait” may not always be accurate, but it's true with recent productions of “Laughter on the 23rd Floor.” Less than six months a...
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Kalamazoo State Theatre renovates, reworks marqueeFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Kalamazoo's State Theatre is spending money to make money. Executive director Stephanie Hinman is in the midst of a renovation at the historic th...