Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Charismatic leads best thing about 'First Wives Club'Mar 13, 2015 2:00 pm - The pre-Broadway premiere of “First Wives Club,” the musical based on the 1996 film and Olivia Goldsmith's chick-lit novel, owes a great deal to its superb leads: Faith ...
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Peter Gallagher fights infection to return to BroadwayMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - If there's one thing that musical theater performers fear most it might be silence - their own. Imagine opening your mouth to sing and nothing comes out....
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Theater events: Ben Tedder defends the 'Caveman' in AuroraMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - • Performances begin Friday, March 13, for Copley Theatre's production of "Defending the Caveman." Ben Tedder stars as the titular Neanderthal in Rob Becker's examinatio...
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Audra McDonald to return to Broadway in 2016 in a musicalMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald is returning to Broadway next year in a show that reaches back over 90 years. Producer Scott Rudin said Thursda...
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Aurora's Garrett Lutz getting 'goofy' for Kokandy's 'Full Monty'Mar 10, 2015 6:00 am - For Garrett Lutz, there's more to playing the lead in Kokandy Productions' “The Full Monty” than just shedding his shorts. The musical, based on the 1997 hit British fil...
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Director Stephen Daldry on dogs, 'Wicked' and 'Billy Elliot'Mar 09, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Director Stephen Daldry has two shows opening on Broadway this season and that means juggling two sets of casts - both human and doggy. One recent afternoon, ...
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Nathaniel Parker returns to Broadway as king in 'Wolf Hall'Mar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - When Nathaniel Parker first began work on "Wolf Hall," he spotted a crown in the rehearsal room and put it on. After all, he was playing Henry VIII. A we...
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'Memphis,' 'Beautiful' lead race for London's Olivier AwardsMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Two Broadway imports, "Memphis: The Musical" and Carole King show "Beautiful," lead the race for British theater's Olivier Awards, with a clutch of nominat...
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John Hughes musical tribute fails to deliverMar 07, 2015 4:30 am - There's good news and bad news about "For The Record: Dear John Hughes," the "theatrical concert" inspired by soundtracks from the late writer/director's 1980s teenage c...
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Writers' deeply felt 'Anne Frank' mesmerizes audienceMar 06, 2015 12:00 pm - "It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people a...