Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Steppenwolf debuts new digital play by award-winner James IjamesNov 05, 2020 10:42 am - Playwright James Ijames and director Whitney White were deep into rehearsals for Steppenwolf Theatre's local premiere of Ijames' "The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial...
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James Corden, Lea Salonga return to happier theatrical daysNov 05, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Corden may not be allowed in a theater these days but there's still a way to laugh with him onstage. Lea Salonga isn't permitted to sing to a crowd...
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Spotlight: Stage Left Theatre revives award-winning 'The Project(s)' virtuallyNov 03, 2020 5:00 am - In their own words Stage Left Theatre revives the award-winning play "The Project(s)." An examination of the history of Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes, a public-hous...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber releases first song from 'Cinderella'Oct 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Lloyd Webber is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of his 'œJesus Christ Superstar'ť album with the first single from his latest musi...
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Invictus' livestreamed ''night, Mother' speaks to distressing timesOct 30, 2020 6:00 am - “'night, Mother” - ★ ★ ★ While far from ideal, a global pandemic that has limited public gatherings, restricted business operations, shuttered entertainment venues and i...
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Spotlight: Matthew-Lee Erlbach helping to organize Be An #ArtsHeroOct 30, 2020 6:00 am - #ArtsHero Playwright/actor/filmmaker and Morton Grove native Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Doppelgänger," Showtime's "Masters of Sex") is among the or...
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The University of Pittsburgh acquires August Wilson troveOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The University of Pittsburgh has acquired the archive of the late playwright and Pittsburgh native son August Wilson, a trove that contains recordings, l...
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A one-man 'A Christmas Carol' fills theater need in pandemicOct 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What does the theater community desperately need during a time of social distancing? An actor who can play multiple characters onstage every night. Enter...
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New to streaming: Baby Yoda, 'Come Play' and moreOct 27, 2020 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • Many ...
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Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shutOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britain's Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion...