Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Goodman's 'Life After' a beautifully composed, brilliantly sung examination of love, lossJun 23, 2022 11:45 am - “Life After” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Early in “Life After,” the eloquent chamber musical about a teenage girl confronting the sudden death of her father, 16-year-old Alice, her older ...
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Broadway's 'MJ' gets a box office bump after the Tony AwardsJun 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œMJ,'ť the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable expo...
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James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking 'Hair,' dies at 90Jun 22, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical "Hair," which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Bro...
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Broadway theaters to drop their mask mandate starting in JulyJun 21, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in ...
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Primo cast makes Drury Lane's 'Steel Magnolias' worth seeingJun 17, 2022 3:00 pm - “Steel Magnolias” - ★ ★ ★/h3> When it came to casting Drury Lane Theatre's “Steel Magnolias,” director Johanna McKenzie Miller and casting director Matthew D. Carney hit...
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Spotlight: Cirque Italia brings pirate-themed spectacle to AuroraJun 17, 2022 6:00 am - 'Choir boy' Steppenwolf Theatre stages ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama with music "Choir Boy," about a prep school senior determined to be the best leader ...
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Playing 'Alice': Suburban actresses master circus arts to play title role in Lookingglass Theatre classicJun 15, 2022 11:00 pm - When Glen Ellyn native Molly Hernández was in college, she told her mom she was running off to join the circus. For the actress who turned professional at 9 and co-star...
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Images from the 75th Tony AwardsJun 12, 2022 1:00 am - The 75th Tony Awards, honoring the best in theater, were held Sunday in New York City. ...
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With a Pulitzer and now a top Tony, 'A Strange Loop' makes historyJun 12, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - "A Strange Loop," an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voter...
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Metropolis announces 2022-2023 season to include 'Ragtime,' 'Cabaret' and 'Xanadu'Jun 11, 2022 1:00 am - Two classic musicals, a sendup of a bad 1980s movie musical and a comedy about the making of a drag queen will be part of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's 2022-20...