Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Cabaret' US tour stars an actress who says 'it's a dream'Jan 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The national tour of the thrilling musical "Cabaret" is about to launch and it's led by a young woman who knows it intimately. After all, she watched it ...
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First Folio reteams comic duo for 'Jeeves at Sea'Jan 25, 2016 4:00 am - For First Folio Theatre co-founder and artistic director Alison C. Vesely, tapping Christian Gray as bumbling playboy Bertie Wooster and Jim McCance as his unflappable s...
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Drury Lane delivers impressive production of dated 'Birdie'Jan 24, 2016 6:45 am - Don't be surprised if Drury Lane Theatre's impressive, stylish staging of "Bye Bye Birdie" inspires mixed feelings. On one hand, this 1960 musical is both a nostalgic r...
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Claire Danes to join John Krasinski onstage this springJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - John Krasinski will be getting some A-list officemates in the new play "Dry Powder" - Claire Danes and Hank Azaria are jumping aboard. The off-Broadway P...
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George Takei's 'Allegiance' plots a life away from BroadwayJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Theatergoers' allegiance to "Allegiance" on Broadway may not have been strong, but its creators vow to get their musical seen elsewhere. "I know it has a life...
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Meow! Musical 'Cats' to return to Broadway this summerJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - "Cats," once Broadway's longest-running show, will not be a "Memory" for long - the musical is coming back to New York. A revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber m...
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BrightSide Theatre continues season of farce with 'Not Now, Darling'Jan 21, 2016 12:00 am - BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theater performing in the downtown district, continues the celebration of its fifth anniversary with a season of farce...
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'King and I' taps a 'Lost,' 'Hawaii Five-0' star for BroadwayJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Broadway's next king has been awfully busy chasing bad guys on the streets of Honolulu. Daniel Dae Kim, who plays a detective on the TV series "Hawaii Five-0,...
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Not your average Joe: Haj makes Guthrie directing debutJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Joseph Haj has a tough act to follow. Haj, 52, took over artistic leadership last summer at the renowned Guthrie Theater following a two-decade tenure...
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Risk pays off for Marriott's 'Spring Awakening'Jan 20, 2016 4:00 am - Since Marriott Theatre announced its 41st season would begin with a limited run of “Spring Awakening,” much has been written on how the musical about adolescents' sexual...