Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Jeff Award winner Donica Lynn headlines Skokie concert seriesSep 01, 2020 6:00 am - Blue bash American Blues Theater celebrates its 35th anniversary online with its Blue Bash benefit. The interactive event includes performances by ensemble members ...
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Spotlight: International Voices Project showcases international playwrightsAug 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Virtual cabaret BoHo Theatre hosts "The Pursuit of Happiness," a virtual cabaret showcasing Black, Indigenous and people of color and examining their perspectives o...
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Rivera, Estefan, Miranda to star in digital benefit showAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chita Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and ThalÃa will headline a benefit digital concert in October to celebrate Latino culture and achieveme...
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Kimberly Senior's directing career has taken her from Chicago and the suburbs to BroadwayAug 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Standing in a library at age 7, the ever-inquisitive Kimberly Senior realized for the first time she'd never be able to read all the books that had been written. When he...
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Group hopes to rebuild Shakespeare theater that burned downAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) - A group of theater and business professionals is hoping to rebuild a renown Shakespearean theater in Connecticut that burned to the ground last y...
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After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiouslyAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa (AP) - The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theaters in the U.S. because of COVID-19....
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Spotlight: Hell in a Handbag presents popular parodies, drive-in styleAug 19, 2020 6:00 am - Drive-in series Hell in a Handbag Productions presents Under the Stars With Handbag: A Drive-in Festival beginning this weekend. Handbag will showcase a different camp-e...
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Chicago's Porchlight Palooza fundraiser goes online to honor Joel GreyAug 18, 2020 6:00 am - For Porchlight Music Theatre's 25th anniversary Icons Gala scheduled for this past March, event co-chair Donna LaPietra planned to wear a custom-made evening dress sport...
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Goodman Theatre announces 2021 season, but without performance datesAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre tempered Tuesday's announcement of its 2021 season with the caveat that it will commence only when live performances can resume safely. For that reason,...
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Spotlight: Northlight, Lookingglass theaters host virtual benefitsAug 14, 2020 6:00 am - Northlight benefit Northlight Theatre is among select theaters around the country invited to participate in a livestream concert featuring "Hamilton" co-star Christopher...