Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: 'Bad Jews' at Royal George to close Dec. 27Dec 15, 2015 10:00 pm - 'Jews' bids farewell Theater Wit's acclaimed, oft-extended world premiere of Joshua Harmon's comedy "Bad Jews" - the most successful production in the theater's 11-...
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Josh Groban eyes Broadway, says he's in that 'headspace'Dec 14, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Josh Groban will be following up his album of Broadway standards by doing it for real - singing on a Broadway stage for the first time. "I was kind of in...
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The AP picks its top theater of 2015Dec 14, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This year's best-in-theater lists are going to be anticlimactic. There's one listing that will surely be at the top of every critic's round-up. But there...
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Metropolis has got itself turned aroundDec 14, 2015 4:00 am - Hats off to the team now running the show at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. New Executive/Artistic Director Joe Keefe seems to have found the formula for consistentl...
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Musical 'Elf' returns to New York led by Eric PetersenDec 11, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Christmas musical based on Will Ferrell's movie "Elf" has returned to New York for the holidays, led by a stage and TV veteran whose oldest child's f...
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Broadway-aimed 'Gotta Dance' mixes hip-hop with show biz veteransDec 11, 2015 5:00 am - Like so many new musicals nowadays, “Gotta Dance” can trace its roots to a movie. But instead of a fictional blockbuster, the musical takes its inspiration from an accla...
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Paramount Theatre subscribers top 30,000Dec 11, 2015 12:00 am - Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced Friday that its subscribers have passed 30,000. The announcement caps off a banner year during which the theater earned a total of...
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Explore Chicago arts, culture from storied Chicago Athletic Association hotelDec 09, 2015 10:00 pm - You wouldn't expect a new hotel to hire a storyteller as it prepared to open its doors, but that's just what the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel did before it greeted...
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Theater events: Second City's 'Holidazed' at Metropolis puts a light spin on seasonDec 08, 2015 10:00 pm - 'Dazed' at Metropolis One of Second City's touring ensembles returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre to perform "Holidazed," a seasonal sketch comedy sendu...
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Scott and Stephen Schwartz: Keeping theater in the familyDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When director Scott Schwartz needs an expert opinion, he can always turn to a guy who knows a thing or two about the theater - his dad. Schwartz's father...