Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: Get 'Holidazed' in Aurora courtesy of Second CityNov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - 'Holidazed' in Aurora The Second City National Touring Company returns to Aurora's intimate Copley Theatre with the "Holidazed and Confused Revue," a sendup of all ...
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Musical 'The Bridges of Madison County' hits the roadNov 27, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On tour this winter is a Broadway musical about the one that got away, in more ways than one. "The Bridges of Madison County," with a superb score by Jas...
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Citadel's ambitious 'Oliver!' falls shortNov 27, 2015 5:00 am - Perhaps the most impressive thing about Citadel Theatre's revival of “Oliver!” is the tenaciousness of its ensemble. Their determination was evident in the way they sold...
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Tiny Tims open hardest of hearts in Metropolis' 'Christmas Carol'Nov 25, 2015 5:00 am - Patrick McDermott of Arlington Heights follows in a line of siblings nationally ranked in speech, who often practiced their deliveries on their youngest brother. His fat...
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Drama 'The Humans' by Stephen Karam will leap to BroadwayNov 24, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A highly regarded play about a fractious family's Thanksgiving get-together has something to really be thankful for this holiday season - it's going to B...
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'Annie' on national tour is led by a keeper of the flameNov 24, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you catch the latest national tour of "Annie," you're in for a treat - the original director and lyricist is running the show. That's like drinking re...
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Tony Awards telecast finds a home for 2016 further uptownNov 24, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The next Tony Awards have found a home - a familiar one but one far from Broadway. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing said Tuesday that th...
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Theater events: 'Domesticated' makes Chicago premiere at SteppenwolfNov 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Scandal Tom Irwin plays a disgraced politician stumbling through a televised apology for his indiscretion and Mary Beth Fisher plays his wife who stands stoically b...
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'Motown the Musical' to Broadway: 'I'll Be There' _ againNov 23, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - We've heard it through the grapevine - "Motown the Musical" is coming back to Broadway. Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and producer Kevin McCollum sa...
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'Holmes' role more than elementary for David ArquetteNov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - David Arquette's jaw dropped the first time he walked into the lobby of Chicago's Oriental Theatre and took in its over-the-top Asian decor. In town last month to drum u...