Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: 'Mamma Mia!' opens Paramount's seasonAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - My my, 'Mamma Mia!' Paramount Theatre opens its season with artistic director Jim Corti's regional premiere of "Mamma Mia!," the jukebox musical set to the music of...
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From suburbs to Chicago storefront stages: Three actors discuss the transitionAug 25, 2016 11:00 pm - A former Yale University a cappella singer in his first leading role, an actress who shares her passion for theater with her twin sister and a former dancer/choreographe...
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'Miss Saigon' to appear on movie screens before Broadway runAug 23, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - American audiences will get the rare chance to catch a sneak peek of the new "Miss Saigon" before it opens on Broadway next spring. They just have to go to a ...
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Theater events: Second City promotes 'Free Speech!' at Paramount showAug 22, 2016 11:00 pm - 'Naperville' Theater Wit offers a glimpse into suburban life with its Chicago-area premiere of "Naperville" by Mat Smart, whose "The Royal Society of Antarctica" ea...
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Actor mines corporate world for comedy in Marriott's 'How to Succeed'Aug 21, 2016 7:15 am - As an associate artist for Chicago's TimeLine Theatre, Deerfield actor Terry Hamilton has built a reputation for serious dramatic roles. Now he gets to show off his comi...
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Love tears Helen McCrory apart in 'The Deep Blue Sea'Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - You might not think there's much overlap between Amy Winehouse and the work of playwright Terence Rattigan, chronicler of upper-crust British stiff upper l...
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'Fun Home' national tour will be led by an ex-Miss AmericaAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A national tour of the groundbreaking Broadway musical "Fun Home" will be led by some theater veterans and one who is also a former beauty queen. Kate S...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'Mame'Aug 16, 2016 6:00 am - Auntie Mame Nancy Hays stars as Mame Dennis, the gloriously eccentric 1920s society maven who's transformed by the unexpected arrival of her orphaned nephew, in "Ma...
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'Fun Home' national tour to hit Chicago Nov. 2Aug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - A national tour of the groundbreaking Broadway musical "Fun Home" - which hits Chicago Nov. 2 - will be led by some theater veterans and a former beauty queen. Kate Shin...
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Blackfoot, Ralphie May headed to ArcadaAug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - The rock group Blackfoot, with Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke, and comedian Ralphie May are two of the newest headliners to be added to the schedule at the Arc...