Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Suburban exhibit, Chicago events pay tribute to ShakespeareJan 31, 2016 5:00 am - During a year marking the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the premier representation of his legacy will reside temporarily in Lake County. The La...
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Sandy Duncan, an ex-Peter Pan, to join Pan show on BroadwayJan 28, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One of the best Peter Pans ever is returning home to Broadway - and to a musical about Peter Pan. Sandy Duncan, who played the boy who won't grow up on B...
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Goodman explores prison beauty pageant in 'Another Word for Beauty'Jan 27, 2016 3:00 pm - "Bienvenidos a prison." From behind the gray walls of a Colombian penitentiary, female inmates extend that subtly sardonic salutation during the opening moments of "Ano...
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Cate Blanchett to make Broadway debut in Chekhov playJan 27, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cate Blanchett will make her Broadway debut next winter in Anton Chekhov's first - and long-forgotten - play. The Oscar winner and Academy Award nominee ...
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Second City brings show to College of DuPageJan 26, 2016 10:00 pm - "Hooking Up with The Second City" returns to College of DuPage in time for Valentine's Day. The show will be performed at 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the McAninc...
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Paramount delivers plus-size hit with 'Hairspray'Jan 26, 2016 2:45 pm - Information with this article has been updated to say "Hairspray" closes Sunday, Feb. 21. "Live television - there's nothing like it." That's a line spoken by Devi...
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'Justified' star Timothy Olyphant returns to the stageJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Timothy Olyphant had gotten only a few pages into Kenneth Lonergan's new play when he told his wife, "I'm going to want to do this." His wife's response?...
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The art of the farce with Jeremy Shamos of 'Noises Off'Jan 26, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In one of the best entrances on Broadway this season, Jeremy Shamos appears onstage and slams a door behind him. It refuses to close, so he slams it agai...
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Broadway's 'Aladdin' to launch national tour from ChicagoJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway's hit musical "Aladdin" will take a magic carpet ride across the country - a national tour will launch next year in Chicago. Disney Theatrical P...
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'Aladdin' launches North American tour in Chicago next yearJan 25, 2016 10:00 pm - Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway in Chicago announced Tuesday the North American tour of the hit Broadway musical “Aladdin” will launch in Chicago next year. ...