Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15Oct 14, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The sobering musical "Jagged Little Pill," which plumbs Alanis Morissette's 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of con...
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Steppenwolf veterans star in Kane Repertory virtual reading of new playOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Kane Repertory Theatre in St. Charles gathered a top-flight trio of Chicago theater veterans for the premiere virtual reading of "Such Small Hands," Adam Szymkowicz's pl...
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Halloween happenings: 13 spooky, scary, safe ways to celebrate the seasonOct 10, 2020 7:00 am - While the coronavirus has curtailed or canceled many Halloween celebrations, some venues and organizations are gearing up to deliver seasonal scares while obeying public...
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Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until May 30Oct 08, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume - until at least late May. Although an exact date for various performances to resume ha...
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Neo-Futurist Theater premieres new online show celebrating America's 'First Ladies'Oct 07, 2020 6:00 am - When someone suffers a concussion, medical personnel sometimes test that person's alertness by asking if he or she can name the president. Bilal Dardai, one of the writ...
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MEMBER-SUPPORTED THEATRE '“ Long Wharf Theatre Asks Its Fans to Become Its MembersOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 6, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - Long Wharf Theatre continues to rebuild American theatre with a member-supported model, offering supporters in New...
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Spotlight: Shuttered Zanies Rosemont reopens this weekend with Larry Reeb showsOct 06, 2020 6:00 am - Zanies reopens in Rosemont Laughs return to Rosemont this weekend when Zanies reopens. Larry Reeb, known as "Uncle Lar" whose wry "tips" have made him a Chicago-area fav...
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Chicago's Second City for saleOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago's legendary Second City, where such luminaries as John Belushi, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy cut their comed...
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Spotlight: Neo-Futurists salute First LadiesOct 03, 2020 11:00 pm - First ladies feted The Neo-Futurists commences its 2020-2021 season with "45 Plays for America's First Ladies," a companion piece to the company's "43 Plays for 43 Pres...
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New possible health care benefit rule roils theater worldOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 theater actors and stage managers is blasting a proposal that would raise eligibility requirements ...