Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Onstage but no script in advance? No problem, say celebsMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg and Brian Dennehy have agreed to perform for one time only a thoughtful, 70-minute monologue. But there's a catch: ...
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'42nd Street' tour cast includes legally blind dancer, Paramount vetMar 07, 2016 5:00 am - Local audiences will once again get to "meet those dancing feet" of "42nd Street," the quintessential backstage musical where an understudy goes on to become a star. The...
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World premieres by Letts, Rabe in Steppenwolf's 2016-17 seasonMar 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Several world premieres and acclaimed dramas making their Chicago debuts have been announced for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2016-17 season. It's the first season to b...
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Review: Lupita Nyong'o soars in searing play 'Eclipsed'Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lupita Nyong'o is a red carpet darling, effortlessly stunning in a Calvin Klein gown or in advertisements as the face of Lancome. So it may come as somet...
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'Fun Home' cast: New musical takes during Spotify visitMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway musical "Fun Home" had fun at a different home when cast members went to Spotify's New York headquarters and knocked out new takes on their ...
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Barbara Cook to return to a New York stage this springMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Cook, whose buttery soprano helped define show after show on Broadway, is coming back to a New York stage to share stories and songs. The Grammy-...
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Teen son of a Backstreet Boys member makes his Broadway bowMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A young actor from Atlanta is making his Broadway debut this season. He's only 13 and he's never acted professionally before. But don't worry - he's got ...
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In a triumph of set design, a theater builds a swimming poolMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Audiences going to New York Theatre Workshop will see something unusual when they enter - a swimming pool. Not a little wading pool or artful images of w...
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Free tickets to 'So You Think You Can Dance' Chicago auditionsMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance" will audition contestants for the upcoming season on March 13 at Chicago's Oriental Theatre - and fans can get free tickets to watc...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces expansion plansMar 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater will expand in a grand way. Artistic director Barbara Gaines and executive director Criss Henderson announced Wednesday the creation of a thi...