Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Beyond the Pandemic: London's West End readies for next actApr 23, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Noah Thomas saw his name in lights, and then the lights went out. The young actor was still in drama school when he was cast to play the lead role in the L...
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Hundreds of theater workers demand change in Times SquareApr 22, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of theater workers marched down Broadway on Thursday, rallying to demand more inclusion in the industry, protesting producer Scott Rudin and to ...
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Writers Theatre serves up Anna Ziegler's 'The Last Match' onlineApr 22, 2021 6:00 am - Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic loomed, playwright Anna Ziegler watched rehearsals for Writers Theatre's revival of her play "The Last Match," which unfolds during a...
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Best Bets: Six Flags Great America reopens for 2021Apr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Returning thrills Thrill seekers can rejoice now that Six Flags Great America is reopening (with limited crowd capacity) starting Saturday at 1 Great America Parkway, Gu...
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Rejected Broadway posters on sale to help theater communityApr 19, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Letting the world see your failures is usually something most people try to avoid. Not for theatrical poster designer Frank Verlizzo - he hopes you'll pu...
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Spotlight: Northlight's BJ Jones co-stars with Tracy Michelle Arnold in virtual reading of 'Wright/Rand'Apr 15, 2021 6:00 am - Northlight Interplay Northlight Theatre's Interplay New Play Development Program virtual readings continue with "Wright/Rand," a two-hander by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric S...
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Broadway star Karen Olivo protests Scott Rudin silenceApr 14, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Award-winner Karen Olivo says she won't return to 'œMoulin Rouge! The Musical'ť once it reopens, saying she's frustrated by the Broadway industry an...
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Wagner on wheels: Lyric re-imagines opera as drive-through productionApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - Most singing actors have experienced rustling candy wrappers, ringing cellphones and audience chatter during a performance. But few have faced the distractions mezzo-sop...
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The pandemic ruined one musical's debut plans. Not for longApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Huge waves couldn't stop Tori Murden McClure from becoming the first American to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo in 1999. So it's only fitting that a ...
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Hollywood veteran Eric Roberts joins Kane Rep Theatre for virtual premiere of 'Security'Apr 08, 2021 6:00 am - If you don't ask, you don't get. Kane Repertory Theatre representatives took that maxim to heart when it came to casting the virtual premiere of “Security,” and their e...