Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Steppenwolf members reunite for virtual reading of Chekhov's 'Seagull'May 07, 2020 6:00 am - Yasen Peyankov is no mechanic, but the Steppenwolf Theatre actor/director knows something about high-performance, especially when it comes to theater artists. He's assem...
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Theater online: TimeLine, Victory Gardens stream hit productions; Schwimmer on Friday's Lookingglass podcastMay 06, 2020 6:00 am - 'Pants optional' Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Gary Cole and Joan Allen are among the Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble members participating in a virtual benefit beginning...
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Spotlight: Passage Theatre streams staged reading; Lookingglass debuts new podcastsMay 01, 2020 6:00 am - Virtual readings The Passage Theatre streams a virtual staged reading of "All One! The Dr. Bronner's Play" online beginning Friday, May 1, at thepassagetheatre.com....
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9 movies about theater to stream while stages are darkApr 30, 2020 9:50 am - With Chicago area theaters dark for the foreseeable future, films offering behind-the-scenes glimpses into theater-making may provide some consolation for fans eager for...
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A 'Phantom of the Opera' contest seeks singer with styleApr 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing. The c...
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Music director from Palatine redirected art-making online with Thursday Facebook 'Lessons'Apr 23, 2020 6:00 am - Award-winning music director and conductor Tom Vendafreddo knows how disheartening it is being unable to make art. Like his fellow actors, designers, writers and direct...
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Spotlight: Theatre Y examines social isolation online with 'My Body's Image, Delayed'Apr 22, 2020 6:00 am - Theatre Y retrospective Theatre Y celebrates András Visky, the Hungarian-Romanian poet/playwright who inspired the company's creation, with a retrospective of his works ...
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Spotlight: Michael Shannon helps launch Chicago Children's Theatre's new YouTube channelApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - A mouse prepares Academy Award-nominee and A Red Orchid Theatre ensemble member Michael Shannon helps launch Chicago Children's Theatre's new virtual learning YouTube ch...
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Theater streaming online this week: 'School Girls,' Shakespeare sonnets and McNally audio playsApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Goodman show goes on Goodman Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" will go on. Jocelyn Bioh's comedy about the queen bee at ...
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Black Button Eyes premieres COVID-19-inspired online take on Poe's 'Masque'Apr 08, 2020 11:00 pm - To say righteous indignation inspired Black Button Eyes' timely, digital re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale “The Masque of the Red Death” is a misnomer. It wa...