Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Chilina Kennedy on finding the 'joy' of Carole King on B'wayMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The last time Broadway theatergoers got to see Chilina Kennedy, she was portraying Mary Magdalene. Now she's returned to play someone much more contemporary -...
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Director of 'Verite' and 'Hand to God' discusses his methodsMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Not many theater directors have the range to do a play with a foul-mouthed hand puppet and then one with a whiff of film noir. Moritz Von Stuelpnagel can...
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Theater events: Whitney comes to Chicago ImprovFeb 27, 2015 4:00 am - Weekend with Whitney Whitney Cummings, a former “Chelsea Lately” regular who co-created the CBS sitcom “Two Broke Girls,” headlines the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg...
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Diane Lane sees ghosts in her return to NYC stageFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Diane Lane has returned to a New York stage. It took her long enough. The "Unfaithful" and "Man of Steel" star was still basically a girl the last time s...
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Bryan Cranston becomes a producer of 'Finding Neverland'Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The upcoming Broadway musical "Finding Neverland" has found a new producer to join its ranks - Bryan Cranston. Lead producer Harvey Weinstein said Friday...
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Steel Beam serves up satisfying drama 'The Big Meal'Feb 25, 2015 3:45 am - If you ask different people to describe Dan LeFranc's generational drama “The Big Meal,” you're bound to get wildly disparate responses ranging from: “epic” to “short,” ...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical 'Hamilton' moving to BroadwayFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The musical "Hamilton" is taking the subway uptown. Creators of the hip-hop-based musical on Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the Unit...
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TEDxBroadway urges theater professionals to be boldFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A conference on how to make the Broadway experience better for audiences and performers alike has come up with some prescriptions - be open, inclusive bu...
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Elisabeth Moss leaves 'Mad Men' for BroadwayFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The cocktail of choice for Elisabeth Moss these days is very post-"Mad Men." "It's close to 5:30, isn't it?" she asks a waitress at a chic bar in the theater...
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Lyric debuts Holocaust-themed 'Passenger' with Gurnee soprano in title roleFeb 22, 2015 6:00 am - An opera singer debuting a new role can be a nerve-wracking experience under normal circumstances. But everything is heightened for soprano and Gurnee native Amanda Maje...