Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Dazzling, high-energy 'Aladdin' soars into ChicagoApr 19, 2017 11:00 pm - How are they going to top this? That was the note I jotted down two-thirds through the first act of Disney's ebullient “Aladdin,” the Broadway adaptation of the 1992 Aca...
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Don't ask where Paula Vogel is, ask where isn't sheApr 19, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You can find new work by Paula Vogel on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, where her play "Indecent" opened Tuesday. But if you look a little harder, you can ...
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Stage version of 'Frozen' musical casts 2 Broadway veteransApr 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The upcoming stage adaptation of "Frozen" has found its sisters Anna and Elsa - they'll be played by two Broadway veterans in Patti Murin and Cassie Levy...
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Writers Theatre examines sexuality, race in 'Mystery of Love and Sex'Apr 16, 2017 5:00 am - "The Mystery of Love and Sex," Bathsheba Doran's 2015 relationship drama, is both a little more complex than it appears and a little less satisfying than it might have b...
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Goodman's 'King of the Yees' takes comic, touching look at generational and cultural dividesApr 13, 2017 1:00 pm - Lauren Yee's world-premiere cross-cultural comedy “King of the Yees” is all over the place. But that's part of its charm in director Joshua Kahan Brody's enjoyably twist...
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Letts examines messy side of middle age in Steppenwolf's 'Linda Vista'Apr 13, 2017 1:00 pm - Pretty view. That's the English translation of “Linda Vista,” the title of Tracy Letts' latest play, in its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre. It's a bit of a misn...
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Andy Blankenbuehler makes the post-'Hamilton' leapApr 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After a long day working on his new Broadway show, Andy Blankenbuehler recently came home, poured himself a glass of wine and tried to unwind the way onl...
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'Scrooge,' 'Sex with Strangers' part of Citadel Theatre 2017-18 seasonApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest has announced its 2017-18 season. The lineup features: • "Light Up the Sky" (Sept. 29-Oct. 29): Moss Hart's classic 1948 Broadway comedy a...
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Theater events: Paramount stages African-American 'Jesus Christ Superstar'Apr 10, 2017 11:00 pm - 'Shakespeare in Love' Chicago Shakespeare Theater concludes its 30th anniversary season with the U.S. premiere of "Shakespeare in Love," Lee Hall's stage adaptation of t...
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Sally Field embraces Broadway role in unconventional 'Glass Menagerie'Apr 10, 2017 6:00 am - As with virtually everything else about the brazenly unconventional new "The Glass Menagerie" on Broadway, the first glimpse an audience gets of Sally Field is her Amand...