Articles filed under Professional Theater
-
Metropolis resumes in-person performances, with an outdoor tentMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - More than a year after the onset of the pandemic, thespians took the stage for the first time Thursday in downtown Arlington Heights. But it was a unique opening night f...
-
Concert to honor Broadway star Rebecca Luker, fight ALSMay 04, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some of Broadway's biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and raise money t...
-
Steppenwolf artistic director Anna D. Shapiro to step down in AugustMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre announced artistic director Anna D. Shapiro will step down from the leadership position she has held for six years when her contract expires in Augus...
-
'Disney Princess - The Concert' to play Rosemont in March 2022May 03, 2021 1:00 am - "Disney Princess - The Concert" is coming to the Rosemont Theatre next year. The Rosemont show date is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, and tickets officially go on sale a...
-
Metropolis resumes live theater with 'Little Shop of Horrors' outdoorsMay 02, 2021 7:30 am - Like theater makers everywhere, the folks at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre found themselves doing things they never imagined in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fo...
-
Spotlight: Artemisia presents virtual premiere of an intergalactic taleApr 30, 2021 6:00 am - ABT's 'Room' American Blues Theater's in-development play-reading series "The Room" continues with a live, online reading of "On the Greenbelt." Karissa Murrell Myers' p...
-
History Matters awards North Central College student with Judith Barlow PrizeApr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - History Matters: Celebrating Women's Plays of the Past, a New York City nonprofit, has announced the winner for this year's Judith Barlow Prize. The annual prize is awar...
-
Florence Welch throws her hat into the musical theater ringApr 28, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Florence Welch is ditching the machine for musicals. The Grammy-nominated leader of Florence + The Machine is supplying the lyrics and co-writing music f...
-
Spotlight: Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrates its namesake's birthdayApr 27, 2021 11:00 pm - Happy Birthday, Will Chicago Shakespeare Theater marks William Shakespeare's April 23 birthday with a virtual celebration. Titled "To Be 4/23" and streamed live from the...
-
Beyond the Pandemic: London's West End readies for next actApr 23, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Noah Thomas saw his name in lights, and then the lights went out. The young actor was still in drama school when he was cast to play the lead role in the L...