Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Why 'Put On Your Sunday Clothes' in 'Hello, Dolly!' is making people crazy happyApr 24, 2017 6:00 am - It's not the most profound show tune ever written. But at this moment in time, it may be the perfect show tune. "Put on your Sunday clothes, there's lots of world out th...
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Naperville actor Johnny Rabe returns to Marriott with 'She Loves Me'Apr 23, 2017 7:00 am - “Traveling” and “sharing” have been two constants in Johnny Rabe's professional theater career. The 17-year-old Naperville actor has acted on Broadway and in Seattle, an...
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Theater events: Underscore debuts bluegrass musical with suburban talentApr 21, 2017 6:00 am - Bluegrass tuner Underscore Theatre Company premieres "My Name is Annie King," a new folk- and bluegrass-inspired musical by Aaron Albert and Katy Rea and book write...
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Dazzling, high-energy 'Aladdin' soars into ChicagoApr 19, 2017 11:00 pm - How are they going to top this? That was the note I jotted down two-thirds through the first act of Disney's ebullient “Aladdin,” the Broadway adaptation of the 1992 Aca...
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Don't ask where Paula Vogel is, ask where isn't sheApr 19, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You can find new work by Paula Vogel on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, where her play "Indecent" opened Tuesday. But if you look a little harder, you can ...
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Stage version of 'Frozen' musical casts 2 Broadway veteransApr 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The upcoming stage adaptation of "Frozen" has found its sisters Anna and Elsa - they'll be played by two Broadway veterans in Patti Murin and Cassie Levy...
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Writers Theatre examines sexuality, race in 'Mystery of Love and Sex'Apr 16, 2017 5:00 am - "The Mystery of Love and Sex," Bathsheba Doran's 2015 relationship drama, is both a little more complex than it appears and a little less satisfying than it might have b...
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Goodman's 'King of the Yees' takes comic, touching look at generational and cultural dividesApr 13, 2017 1:00 pm - Lauren Yee's world-premiere cross-cultural comedy “King of the Yees” is all over the place. But that's part of its charm in director Joshua Kahan Brody's enjoyably twist...
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Letts examines messy side of middle age in Steppenwolf's 'Linda Vista'Apr 13, 2017 1:00 pm - Pretty view. That's the English translation of “Linda Vista,” the title of Tracy Letts' latest play, in its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre. It's a bit of a misn...
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Andy Blankenbuehler makes the post-'Hamilton' leapApr 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After a long day working on his new Broadway show, Andy Blankenbuehler recently came home, poured himself a glass of wine and tried to unwind the way onl...