Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Steven Van Zandt, Paul Shaffer sign on to Bert Berns showOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A musical celebrating the little-know songwriter Bert Berns has gotten some help from some serious musicians - Steven Van Zandt and Paul Shaffer. The E S...
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Aurora's Paramount earns 5 Jeffs in first year of eligibilityOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - Equity newcomer Paramount Theatre in Aurora received a total of five 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards, including three for its stellar revival of "Les Miserables," at the 47...
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Inspired by Richard Pryor, 'Unspeakable' starts Chicago runOct 04, 2015 7:15 am - Disclaimers accompany most of the advertising for the new play “Unspeakable,” which begins a five-week engagement starting Tuesday at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Wat...
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Paramount's gamble pays offOct 04, 2015 7:00 am - Several years ago, the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora announced it was going to try something audacious: putting on its own Broadway-style shows. Many people shook...
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Suburban theaters take center stage on eve of Jeff AwardsOct 04, 2015 7:00 am - Jefferson Award nominations, cutting-edge works are making suburban theaters marquee attractions
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Keira Knightley's Broadway debut interrupted by man, flowersOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Keira Knightley's Broadway debut was interrupted when a member of the audience shouted at the actress and threw a bouquet of flowers at the stage before ...
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Musical 'Waitress' to star Jessie Mueller on BroadwayOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jessie Mueller, last seen on Broadway as a King, is coming back as a waitress. Theater producers Barry and Fran Weissler said Friday that the Tony Award-...
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Theater events: 'My Brilliant Divorce' makes Midwest premiereOct 02, 2015 6:00 am - A woman on her own A woman whose husband left her navigates her newly single life, including assorted suitors, imagined diseases and help-line counselors, in "My Br...
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First Folio's 'Poe' returns for fifth season of 'Madness'Oct 02, 2015 6:00 am - First Folio Theatre's "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story" is literally all over the place in locations and storytelling. But an emphasis on different writing ...
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St. Charles' Fox Valley Repertory closes after 11 years at Pheasant RunOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - Fox Valley Repertory has closed its doors after 11 years in St. Charles and offered no indication that previously purchased tickets will be refunded. Money problems and ...