Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Midwest travel: Chicago Improv Fest roars into the city, SchaumburgApr 23, 2016 7:19 am - Chicago Play with this You are living in the improv capital of the world, and if you'd like to see tomorrow's "Saturday Night Live" stars, get to the 19th Chicago Improv...
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5 entertaining options for the weekendApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Celebrate Earth Day at Cosley Zoo's Party for the Planet. See Janus Theatre's re-imagined “Hamlet.” Enjoy a Julie Andrews tribute at the Metropolis. These are just a few...
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Marriott's well-sung 'Evita' still a timeless taleApr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - “Oh what a circus. Oh what a show.” On opening night of Marriott Theatre's “Evita,” I couldn't help thinking how the lyrics Tim Rice penned 40 years ago reflect so thoro...
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Jessica Lange revisits an 'extraordinary' play on BroadwayApr 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For her one day off this week playing a drug-addled mother in the Broadway revival of the monumental "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Jessica Lange had a...
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Review: Darkly wonderful 'American Psycho' slays onstageApr 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - They sell clear, plastic raincoats at the "American Psycho" concession stand on Broadway. If you think, "Hey, that's a cute item for a rainy spring in Ne...
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Young adult fiction booming on Broadway but cute it ain'tApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When actress and playwright Claudia Shear was first approached to turn a novel for young adults into a Broadway musical, she was slightly stunned. "You w...
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Theater events: Janus stages streamlined 'Hamlet'Apr 19, 2016 5:54 am - Re-imagined 'Hamlet' Janus Theatre Company concludes its 18th season with a streamlined, promenade-style production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," about a devot...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' wins Pulitzer for dramaApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, honoring creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for a dazzling m...
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Williams Street Rep announces new season, equity agreementApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Williams Street Repertory announced Friday it will kick off its 2016-17 season in Crystal Lake with a July theater festival. Williams Street Rep also announced it has en...
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Bradshaw's 'Carlyle' makes comic case for African-American conservativesApr 14, 2016 11:00 am - Thomas Bradshaw is at it again. With his world-premiere “Carlyle” for the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, the Evanston-based provocateur playwright serves up a frequently fu...