Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Chicago Shakespeare's bold, bracing 'Foreign Fire' testifies to war's inevitabilityMay 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater's “Tug of War: Foreign Fire” illustrates in sobering detail truths universal: War shatters families. It decimates communities. It crushes nob...
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Leona Lewis will lead the new cast of 'Cats' on BroadwayMay 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - British singer Leona Lewis will play the ragged and lonely star Grizabella in the Broadway revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats." The former ...
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Metropolis' 'Rent' at its best showcasing its ensembleMay 26, 2016 6:00 am - For years, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre played it safe, staging mild dramas and innocuous pop-centered musical revues as part of its main stage season. But this sea...
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Theater events: Metcalf, Stewart help inaugurate new Steppenwolf spaceMay 26, 2016 6:00 am - On stage at 1700 Steppenwolf Theatre's ongoing inauguration of its new black-box performance space continues with a production of "Voice Lessons," Justin Tanner's s...
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Review: Prepare to tumble for Cirque du Soleil's 'Paramour'May 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The first signal you get that "Paramour" is no ordinary Broadway show is the size of the playbill. It's a monster, easily dwarfing the regular booklets y...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's new honor is as sweet at dessertMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lin-Manuel Miranda has already this year won a Pulitzer Prize, a Grammy, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History and a MacArth...
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David Mamet, David Yazbek premieres set for Atlantic Co.May 23, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - World premiere works from David Mamet and David Yazbek as well as a musical for kids by the co-composer of "Frozen" are some of the highlights of the Atl...
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Louis C.K. talks yearlong tour ahead of Chicago showsMay 22, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Louis C.K. is leaving Hollywood. For now. The actor-comedian has pushed pause on his FX series and is launching a yearlong — or more, he hasn't decided yet...
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Identical acrobat twins make you see double at 'Paramour'May 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On Broadway these days is a pair of brothers who, quite literally, put their lives in each other's hands every day. Andrew and Kevin Atherton are identic...
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Joe Morton plays iconic comedian Dick Gregory off-BroadwayMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Emmy winner Joe Morton, known for his dramas, is taking a walk on the funny side. Morton, whose film credits include "Speed," ''Terminator 2: Judgment Da...