Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Teen son of a Backstreet Boys member makes his Broadway bowMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A young actor from Atlanta is making his Broadway debut this season. He's only 13 and he's never acted professionally before. But don't worry - he's got ...
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In a triumph of set design, a theater builds a swimming poolMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Audiences going to New York Theatre Workshop will see something unusual when they enter - a swimming pool. Not a little wading pool or artful images of w...
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Free tickets to 'So You Think You Can Dance' Chicago auditionsMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance" will audition contestants for the upcoming season on March 13 at Chicago's Oriental Theatre - and fans can get free tickets to watc...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces expansion plansMar 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater will expand in a grand way. Artistic director Barbara Gaines and executive director Criss Henderson announced Wednesday the creation of a thi...
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Auditions for 'School of Rock' attracts pint-sized musiciansMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You may never get too old to rock, but the sad truth is that the kids who play it on Broadway do. That's why the creators of "The School of Rock" constan...
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Messy relationships mark Steel Beam's poignant 'Clean House'Mar 02, 2016 4:00 am - Never underestimate the value of a little chaos. While most of us prefer our lives and relationships tidy, there's something to be said for a bit of disorder now and a...
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Theater events: Modern 'Matchmaker' opens at GoodmanMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - 'The Matchmaker' Goodman Theatre presents a modern take on Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," about the dynamic Dolly Levi, who's contracted to find a wife for pri...
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All joking aside, comedian Neal Brennan reveals his hurtMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Comedian Neal Brennan is a very funny guy but he's only really funny two-thirds of the time in his new stand-up act. The writer and co-creator of "Chappe...
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Mark Rylance follows Oscar with nomination at UK's OliviersFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON - Mark Rylance has followed his Academy Awards win with a nomination for best actor at London's Laurence Olivier theater awards. Rylance, who took the best suppor...
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Musical 'If/Then' premised on what might have beenFeb 26, 2016 12:00 pm - "The only thing more frightening is to say what might have been." The protagonist in the Broadway musical "If/Then" by composer Tom Kitt and writer/lyricist Brian Yorke...