Articles filed under Professional Theater
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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...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble returning to College of DuPageMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble will return to Glen Ellyn this fall after a two-year absence. The professional Equity company, marking its 30th anniversary, unveiled its three-...
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Salvation, self-awareness at core of Northlight's 'Discord'May 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy walk into a room. Substitute “bar” for “room” and you have the setup for a literary-historical joke. In this case, howe...
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Chicago's Goodman Theatre opens new education centerMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago's Goodman Theatre is opening its new education center this week with events that include an open house on Saturday. The Alice Rapoport Center for Educa...
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Dig at theater where Shakespeare worked uncovers a surpriseMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON - London's relentless building boom has dug up another chunk of the city's history - one with a surprise for scholars of Shakespearean theater. Archaeologists are...