Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Fraught family gathering powers Steppenwolf's 'Herd'Apr 16, 2015 7:00 am - Can superlative emotional acting win out over some technical performance flaws? That's a question facing audiences at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago as they watc...
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First Folio announces 2015-2016 seasonApr 16, 2015 1:00 am - First Folio Theatre remounts its acclaimed production "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story" to mark the start of its 20th anniversary season, which the Oak ...
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Steel Beam delivers fresh, heartfelt 'Ordinary Days'Apr 15, 2015 6:00 am - “Ordinary Days,” the disarming 2009 chamber musical by composer/lyricist Adam Gwon, perfectly suits Steel Beam Theatre both in terms of style and scale. With a cast of ...
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Theater events: Darkly comic 'Constant State of Panic' premieres at ClockwiseApr 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Modern anxiety Playwright Patrick Gabridge takes a darkly comic look at maintaining a modern-day marriage in "Constant State of Panic." Clockwise Theatre presents t...
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Lyric Opera revives flawed gem 'Carousel' in stellar fashionApr 14, 2015 11:00 pm - With its magnificent revival of "Carousel," Lyric Opera of Chicago has accomplished what few other theaters ever will, which is to showcase the grand and glorious score ...
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'Glee' star Matthew Morrison finds himself back on BroadwayApr 13, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - It's taken six years for Matthew Morrison to get back on Broadway, so it's no surprise he knows a thing or two about where he ended up. The former "Glee" star...
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Estefan musical 'On Your Feet!' finds its Broadway starsApr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A Cuban-American actress who attended the same Miami high school as Gloria Estefan and an actor who stars on USA's "Sirens" have been chosen to star on Broadw...
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Suburban dancers get chance to soar as Drury Lane's 'Billy Elliot'Apr 12, 2015 6:30 am - To suggest that much of the success of Drury Lane Theatre's “Billy Elliot” rests on the shoulders of a couple of suburban teenagers is no overstatement. Not when those t...
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Angela Lansbury, Kinks' Davies win at UK's Olivier AwardsApr 11, 2015 11:00 pm - LONDON - An American classic directed by a Belgian and a musical about a very English rock band were the big winners at Britain's Olivier theater awards Sunday - but it ...
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Weekend picks: Lou Gramm croons at Austin's Fuel RoomApr 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Love Gramm Foreigner's former lead singer Lou Gramm wants you to know what love is, and he's going to show you at Austin's Fuel Room, 481 E. Peterson Road, Libertyv...