Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: PlayMakers Laboratory performs in Chicago parksJul 02, 2021 6:00 am - Fun in the sun PlayMakers Laboratory presents "Stories Under the Sun," a series of family-friendly performances taking place throughout Chicago as part of the city's Nig...
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Dynamic divas E. Faye Butler, Felicia P. Fields reunite for cabaret concertJul 02, 2021 6:00 am - E. Faye Butler has received plentiful praise over the years. The nine-time Joseph Jefferson Award-winner is accustomed to it. So fans may find it odd when she doesn't re...
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre returns to main stage this fallJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, which last month resumed live, in-person performances outdoors, reopens its main stage on Sept. 16 with a revival of "Shout! The M...
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Brian Stokes Mitchell hosts a talk show with Broadway starsJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Brian Stokes Mitchell will be hosting a new streaming talk show focusing on fellow artists like him who have made the jump from stage to film, tele...
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Spotlight: Elgin's Janus Theatre presents walkabout production 'Shakespeare's Sister'Jun 23, 2021 6:00 am - Walkabout in Elgin Janus Theatre Company resumes live, in-person performances with a walkabout production of "Shakespeare's Sister." Adapted from Virginia Woolf's "A Roo...
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Return engagement: 4 Chairs Theatre's 'Island Song' earns second run onlineJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - If Lauren Berman asked Joe Farrell to jump, on his way up, he would ask how high. That's how much the actor respects the Buffalo Grove director who reached out to him ea...
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre collaborates on digital premiere for timely 'Ride Share'Jun 16, 2021 6:00 am - '50s, '60s Flashback Music Theater Works resumes live, in-person productions with the musical revue "Legends of the '50s and '60s: Greatest Hits." Performed outdoors wi...
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Chicago 'Blue Man Group' shows to resume in AugustJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - The long-running Chicago production of "Blue Man Group" is set to resume performances on Wednesday, Aug. 18, although some staging changes are in the works due to COVID-...
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'Where We Stand' from Steppenwolf poses questions, invites conversationJun 11, 2021 6:00 am - In the stage directions for her play "Where We Stand," writer/actor Donnetta Lavinia Grays describes the production as a conversation. Not merely a conversation between ...
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Original stars joining Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'Jun 10, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fans of the Broadway adaptation of 'œTo Kill a Mockingbird'ť will get a treat when the show restarts on this fall - Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger,...