Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Northwestern grad starring in Chicago's 'Charlie Brown Christmas'Nov 21, 2015 6:00 am - Alex Benjamin has always been a fan of Charles M. Schulz's comic strip characters and recalls that watching the animated Peanuts television specials — particularly the h...
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Theater events: Paramount rings in holidays with 'Christmas Story'Nov 20, 2015 5:00 am - 'Christmas Story' A young boy growing up in a small Indiana town during the 1940s has his heart set on one thing: a Red Ryder BB gun. And he'll do almost anything t...
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Hold onto your helicopter: 'Miss Saigon' returns to BroadwayNov 19, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - That familiar sound of thwak, thwak, thwak is coming back to Broadway - the musical "Miss Saigon," complete with iconic helicopter, will land in New York...
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'You Can't Take It With You' a delight at NorthlightNov 18, 2015 7:00 am - “You Can't Take It With You” has endured through the decades, and Northlight Theatre's hilarious revival in Skokie shows why. Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer ...
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Humble Danny Burstein as Tevye: 'I'm as shocked as you are'Nov 18, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The first time Danny Burstein performed the song "If I Were a Rich Man" in public, he left one woman in tears. It was in front of 6,000 people at a group...
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Harold Prince celebrates his career with show far from B'wayNov 17, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A musical celebrating the most decorated Tony Award-winner in history is currently not playing on Broadway. Or off-Broadway. Or, for that matter, off-off...
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INfrequently Asked Questions: Artistic director moves into the limelightNov 15, 2015 6:30 am - This week's INfreqently asked questions feature is of Jim Corti, an award-winning actor, director and choreographer who is artistic director of Paramount Theatre's Broad...
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Holiday theater shows offer something for everyoneNov 15, 2015 6:15 am - If you love theater and live in the suburbs, you're in luck this holiday season. Whatever style of seasonal fare you prefer — from classic tales to satirical sketches — ...
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Sunday picks: Say goodbye to 'Mamma Mia!'Nov 15, 2015 5:45 am - Dancing queens "Mamma Mia!" recently closed on Broadway after a 14-year run. Yet the international hit jukebox musical, featuring an all-ABBA score, lives on in oth...
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Weekend picks: Lucky Boys headline the House of BluesNov 14, 2015 5:45 am - Lucky Boys, lucky you For those of you who have been missing Lucky Boys Confusion, you're in luck. Sure, the guys from DuPage County have been doing more shows rece...