Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Metropolis announces additions to 2016-17 seasonJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights announced several additions to its 2016-2017 season, including the return of The Second City and a holiday fav...
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Goodman cooks up hearty personal drama in 'Soups, Stews'Jun 01, 2016 12:00 pm - A laughably stereotypical 1970s kitchen greets audiences for Rebecca Gilman's world-premiere drama “Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976” at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago...
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Meet David Korins, the man behind the look of 'Hamilton'May 31, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - When you see the Broadway smash "Hamilton" - if you're lucky enough to see it, that is - you should know that something important quietly happens at intermiss...
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'Hamilton' star Daveed Diggs enjoys access to new worldMay 30, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - These days, Daveed Diggs finds himself in the eye of a hurricane. And it is quiet. The Ivy League-educated rapper and actor from California has earned a Tony ...
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Waukegan's Jon Michael Hill uses 'Elementary' break to return to SteppenwolfMay 27, 2016 6:00 am - Jon Michael Hill is one busy guy. On hiatus from the CBS drama “Elementary,” in which he plays detective Marcus Bell, the Waukegan native is back at Steppenwolf Theatre...
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Chicago Shakespeare's bold, bracing 'Foreign Fire' testifies to war's inevitabilityMay 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater's “Tug of War: Foreign Fire” illustrates in sobering detail truths universal: War shatters families. It decimates communities. It crushes nob...
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Leona Lewis will lead the new cast of 'Cats' on BroadwayMay 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - British singer Leona Lewis will play the ragged and lonely star Grizabella in the Broadway revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats." The former ...
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Metropolis' 'Rent' at its best showcasing its ensembleMay 26, 2016 6:00 am - For years, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre played it safe, staging mild dramas and innocuous pop-centered musical revues as part of its main stage season. But this sea...
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Theater events: Metcalf, Stewart help inaugurate new Steppenwolf spaceMay 26, 2016 6:00 am - On stage at 1700 Steppenwolf Theatre's ongoing inauguration of its new black-box performance space continues with a production of "Voice Lessons," Justin Tanner's s...
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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...