Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Music's in the air at Drury Lane, Goodman and Northlight theatersSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - Back in plaid A revival of the beloved, 1950s doo-wop revue "Forever Plaid" marks Drury Lane Theatre's resumption of in-person performances. Brian Eng, Michael Ferraro, ...
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Goodman's Robert Falls announces retirement after more than 30 yearsSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - A force in Chicago theater, on Broadway and internationally for more than 30 years, Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls announced Wednesday he will step down ...
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Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway showsSep 14, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Theater royalty - in the form of Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda - welcomed back boisterous audiences to 'œWicked,'ť 'œThe Lion Ki...
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Tony Awards land hosts Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonaldSep 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The long-delayed Tony Awards have landed two impressive master of ceremonies: Tony- and Grammy-winning singer and actor Leslie Odom Jr. will host a splas...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre opens new season with 'World Goes 'Round'Sep 10, 2021 6:00 am - Kander & Ebb salute Marriott Theatre opens its 2021 season with a COVID-abridged, intermissionless version of "The World Goes 'Round," the John Kander and Fred Ebb revue...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces 35th anniversary seasonSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble inaugurates its 35th anniversary season this fall with the in-person premiere of "Stove Toucher," an autobiographical show written and perfo...
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Touching '9/12' Broadway musical 'Come From Away' now streaming on Apple TV+Sep 09, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Many months into the global pandemic, a Broadway musical about another horrific event that shook the world brought people together. The doors of the Gerald Sc...
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Spotlight: Ready for the Fringe? Elgin's arts celebration returns for its 8th yearSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - Elgin on the fringe The Elgin Fringe Festival, an annual celebration of music, theater, dance, film and the visual arts, returns this weekend for its eighth year with in...
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Paramount Theatre resumes live performances with exuberant 'Kinky Boots' revivalSep 02, 2021 8:00 am - “Kinky Boots” - ★ ★ ★ Paramount Theatre's “Kinky Boots” cast could have sung the phone book on a bare stage and the audience response to their performance likely would h...
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Good News Sunday: Artist who started out with memorable snow sculptures tries new medium - strawAug 29, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: As a scrawny Wisconsin kid from the Nort...