Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Kokandy Productions revives 'The SpongeBob Musical'Jun 22, 2023 6:00 am - Welcome to Bikini Bottom Frankie Leo Bennett plays plucky sea sponge SpongeBob in Kokandy Productions' revival of the exuberant tuner "Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musica...
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Country-spanning library inspires Writers Theatre's 'A Distinct Society'Jun 21, 2023 11:00 pm - In 2018, a Reuters article about the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a small-town library straddling the U.S.-Canada border, caught the attention of writer/novelis...
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Spotlight: Steppenwolf co-founder directs world premiere of relationship drama 'Another Marriage'Jun 16, 2023 6:00 am - Steppenwolf premiere Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder Terry Kinney returns to Chicago to helm the premiere of “Another Marriage” by fellow ensemble member and first-time p...
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'Tommy' returns: Original director expands on stage adaptation of The Who's opus 30 years later for the GoodmanJun 15, 2023 6:00 am - “Re-imagined” doesn't adequately describe Goodman Theatre's production of “The Who's Tommy,” says writer/director Des McAnuff, of the revival that comes 30 years after c...
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Tour of Tina Turner musical gains extra meaning in the wake of icon's deathJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The national tour of Broadway's "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical" makes its California debut this week, arriving as a poignant, posthumous celebration followin...
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A Tony Awards like no other, really. Strike leaves Broadway stars to rely on their 'live' muscles.Jun 11, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - There are a lot of questions surrounding this year's Tony Awards - and not just about who might win. The Hollywood writers' strike has left much of Sunday's t...
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Glen Ellyn's Sean Hayes wins a TonyJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - Former Glen Ellyn resident Sean Hayes won the Tony Award for leading actor in a play Sunday night for his tour-de-force performance as pianist/raconteur Oscar Levant in ...
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Tony Awards make inclusive history and put on quite a show despite Hollywood strikeJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The intimate, funny-sad musical "Kimberly Akimbo" nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway...
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Images from the 76th annual Tony AwardsJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - The 76th annual Tony Awards show was held Sunday at the United Palace theater in New York. ...
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'Tommy' revisited: Goodman Theatre reimagines The Who's rock tuner 30 years after Broadway debutJun 09, 2023 6:00 am - Rock tuner re-imagined Rock legend Pete Townshend and acclaimed director Des McAnuff, the creators of "The Who's Tommy," which premiered on Broadway 30 years ago, reunit...