Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Helen Mirren returns to New York as queen of the subwayFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Trust Helen Mirren to look regal while surrounded by rats, seat hogs and grime. The 69-year-old Oscar winner has been spotted riding the city's squalid subway...
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'Hedwig' creator jumps aboard his own showFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Even the man who helped give birth to "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" learned something about his leading lady this month: Don't take anything about her for grant...
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Stage version of 'Frozen' to have familiar writersFeb 13, 2015 3:45 pm - NEW YORK - The stage version of "Frozen" will have some familiar faces behind the scenes. Disney Theatrical Productions said Friday that the husband-and-wife team of Rob...
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Broadway-bound 'First Wives Club' premieres in ChicagoFeb 13, 2015 5:00 am - Talk about pedigree. “First Wives Club” — the new Broadway-bound musical beginning previews Tuesday at Chicago's Oriental Theatre — has an impressive one. Let's start wi...
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Theater events: Blue Box hosts Helbig worksFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - You Don't Know Jack Janus Theater Company presents several short works by playwright Jack Helbig, onetime Daily Herald correspondent, this weekend at Elgin's Blue B...
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No plans? A procrastinator's guide to Valentine's DayFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday this year, so you can bet that folks with plenty of foresight had their romantic evenings planned out weeks ago. But if you're more o...
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A song from Broadway musical 'Doctor Zhivago' is releasedFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A soaring, deeply romantic tune from the upcoming Broadway musical "Doctor Zhivago" has been released - just in time for Valentine's Day. The song "Now,"...
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Chicago Theatre Week offers bargain tickets to suburban, city showsFeb 08, 2015 6:00 am - If Chicago Theatre Week organizers for a moment doubted the passion of theater patrons, their fears have long since dissipated. Neither inclement weather nor post-holida...
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Arlington Heights candidates debate subsidizing MetropolisFeb 07, 2015 6:00 am - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday night will get results of a monthslong study on the future of the struggling Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, but with si...
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Northlight's 'White Guy on the Bus' a fiery examination of raceFeb 06, 2015 5:00 am - "White Guy on the Bus" may not change anyone's opinion on race. But Bruce Graham's play, in its world premiere at Northlight Theatre, will most certainly ignite conversa...