Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Clive Owen on a role that takes 'everything you've got'Oct 01, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Clive Owen was looking to do a play after a long time away from the stage. He just wanted the right one. The one he picked would make many other actors r...
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Goodman seeks writers for young critics programOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre invites "journalistically minded and theatrically curious" high school girls in 10th and 11th grades to attend a free informational session about the Cin...
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Steppenwolf tackles eternal questions in ambitious 'Eden'Sep 30, 2015 10:00 am - Do genetics determine a man's nature? Or is it defined by the choices he makes? The question of fate vs. free will — set against the eternal battle between good and evil...
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Barbara Gaines draws out comedy in Lyric's 'Figaro'Sep 30, 2015 6:00 am - Chicago Shakespeare Theatre founder and artistic director Barbara Gaines takes a broad comic approach to directing Lyric Opera of Chicago's hilarious new production of "...
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Mobile ticket app TodayTix broadening reach to ChicagoSep 29, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - TodayTix, the mobile app for theater tickets, has already gotten applause in New York and London. Now it plans to open in some key U.S. cities, as part of wha...
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Theater group needs financial support to return to CODSep 29, 2015 1:00 am - A professional theater group that entertained audiences for years at the College of DuPage could return next fall if the school is willing to provide the needed financia...
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Looking for Broadway's next star? Turn on your TVSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - There are plenty of places that get young people ready for Broadway - Juilliard, Carnegie Mellon, Yale and New York University. But don't forget "So You Think...
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Jeff Daniels to return to a familiar part on BroadwaySep 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jeff Daniels is going to get another bite of "Blackbird" - this time on Broadway. Nine years after he starred in the play off-Broadway, the "Dumb & Dumbe...
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Tony Awards show sets dates, but still no homeSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Tony Awards will be held June 5 next year, but where the ceremony will be held is still up in the air. The 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall has long ...
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'Gentleman's Guide' tour launches at Bank of America TheatreSep 27, 2015 7:00 am - YouTube Actor Matt Leisy, a graduate of Northwestern University, got to experience some of the success of #8220;A Gentleman's Guide ...#8221; firsthand. Not only did Lei...