Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Jason Alexander revisits his musical-theater rootsJan 21, 2015 5:01 am - We'll always know him as George Costanza, the slow-boiling sidekick on "Seinfeld." But before he stepped foot in Jerry's apartment, Jason Alexander already had a success...
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'The Who's Tommy' at Paramount is a rocking visual spectacleJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - “The Who's Tommy” doesn't get staged that often because its technical and talent demands can be so huge. So theater fans should be grateful that the Paramount Theatre in...
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The brilliant mind behind the play 'Every Brilliant Thing'Jan 19, 2015 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Comedian and musician Jonny Donahoe has come to New York with a play that may sound like a hard sell: It's a one-man show. It's British. It calls for some aud...
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Theater events: 'Handicap This!' comes to Stage 773Jan 16, 2015 5:00 am - • Step Up Productions presents “Handicap This!” an examination of the friendship between a man with a disability and his aide, written and performed by Mike Berkson, who...
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Review: 'Honeymoon in Vegas' a winning combo of fun, songsJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - What's a girl to do when, just hours before her long-awaited marriage, some other guy tries to strong arm her into wedlock! Such is the slim dilemma driv...
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2014 Tony winner launches national tour in ChicagoJan 14, 2015 12:01 am - The national tour of the 2014 Tony Award-winning musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" will launch in Chicago Sept. 29, Broadway in Chicago announced Wednesday....
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Paramount's 'Tommy' showcases Palatine native's versatilityJan 13, 2015 5:00 am - Palatine native Tom Vendafreddo wasn't born when the British band The Who released its iconic double-album rock opera “Tommy” in 1969. And Vendafreddo was only 7 in 1993...
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Fine Steel Beam cast mines menace in 'Veronica's Room'Jan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - Never talk to strangers. That's one of several lessons one can draw from “Veronica's Room,” the 1973 psychological thriller by Ira Levin currently running at Steel Beam ...
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Timeless truths in engaging, playful 'Constellations'Jan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Boy meets girl - again and again, with different outcomes each time. Constellations may be fixed in our universe, but beneath them, the human race just might ...
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Vanessa Hudgens graduates to 'Gigi'Jan 12, 2015 5:01 am - NEW YORK - The star, burgundy sweater knotted around her tiny waist, raises arm to mouth and hacks out a phlegmy cough. Vanessa Hudgens never thought about calling in si...