Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Glee' star Matthew Morrison finds himself back on BroadwayApr 13, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - It's taken six years for Matthew Morrison to get back on Broadway, so it's no surprise he knows a thing or two about where he ended up. The former "Glee" star...
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Estefan musical 'On Your Feet!' finds its Broadway starsApr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A Cuban-American actress who attended the same Miami high school as Gloria Estefan and an actor who stars on USA's "Sirens" have been chosen to star on Broadw...
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Suburban dancers get chance to soar as Drury Lane's 'Billy Elliot'Apr 12, 2015 6:30 am - To suggest that much of the success of Drury Lane Theatre's “Billy Elliot” rests on the shoulders of a couple of suburban teenagers is no overstatement. Not when those t...
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Angela Lansbury, Kinks' Davies win at UK's Olivier AwardsApr 11, 2015 11:00 pm - LONDON - An American classic directed by a Belgian and a musical about a very English rock band were the big winners at Britain's Olivier theater awards Sunday - but it ...
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Weekend picks: Lou Gramm croons at Austin's Fuel RoomApr 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Love Gramm Foreigner's former lead singer Lou Gramm wants you to know what love is, and he's going to show you at Austin's Fuel Room, 481 E. Peterson Road, Libertyv...
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Weekend picks: Ed Asner, Loretta Swit present the 'Roosevelts'Apr 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Presidential anniversary Emmy Award-winners Ed Asner (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) and Loretta Swit (“M*A*S*H”) star in the stage drama “An Evening with the Rooseve...
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Mishaps, misunderstandings propel Fox Valley Rep's 'Unnecessary Farce'Apr 09, 2015 9:00 am - “People running in and out of rooms taking off their clothes hardly passes for plot,” observes a character in “Unnecessary Farce,” summing up in its entirety the frothy,...
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Goodman's unfunny 'Upstairs Concierge' farce falls shortApr 08, 2015 11:00 pm - One thing about “The Upstairs Concierge,” it deepens one's appreciation for great farce. Not because it is one. The play by Kristoffer Diaz, a 2010 Pulitzer Prize final...
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All aboard: Marriott Theatre takes on classic musical 'Anything Goes'Apr 08, 2015 6:00 am - Ask any historian or die-hard theater fan to name “the quintessential Broadway musical of the 1930s,” and more often than not the answer will be “Anything Goes.” And loc...
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Weekend picks: Michael Palascak brings comedy to ZaniesApr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Midwestern mirth Rising comedian and Midwest native Michael Palascak returns to town to perform Wednesday through Friday at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park P...