Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Chicago-area theaters stream shows onlineApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Theater-aid Like many small businesses, suburban and city theaters that suspended productions and canceled their seasons in response to the COVID-19 pandemic face an unc...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit shows stream free starting FridayApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Award-winning composer Andrew Lloyd Webber ("Evita," "Phantom of the Opera," "Jesus Christ Superstar") announced Thursday he will stream one of his musicals for free on ...
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Spotlight: Goodman, Theater Wit and 16th Street theaters stream performancesMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - Shows must go on With live performances canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several Chicago-area ensembles have come up with alternatives to delivering live t...
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Wheaton actress aims to raise spirits with 'My Favorite Things' parodyMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - A little more than two weeks ago, as cultural institutions shut their doors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the projects theater artist Cory Goodrich had bo...
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The drive-in, relic of yesterday, finds itself suited to nowMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The drive-in theater, long a dwindling nostalgia act in a multiplex world, is experiencing a momentary return to prominence. With nearly all of the nati...
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Chicago-area theaters announce upcoming seasonsMar 20, 2020 6:00 am - Northlight's 46th season Northlight Theatre's 2020-2021 season includes a pair of world premieres, an Oscar Wilde favorite and a 2018 drama about the wife of a Civil Rig...
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Closure culture: Where to watch opera and theater productions onlineMar 18, 2020 11:00 pm - I was supposed to be in New York this week. I had a ticket for the rarely produced 1948 musical “Love Life” by composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and plans...
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'American Idol' alums raise funds for Season of ConcernMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - "American Idol" alums Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, whose new tuner "Hit Her with the Skates" at Chicago's Royal George Theatre was suspended last week in response to the...
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What now? Facing life without the entertainment worldMar 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Overheard as the entertainment world stalled in response to the coronavirus outbreak: "What are we gonna do now, read books?" That's exactly what Pamela Milam...
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Broadway in Chicago, Drury Lane, First Folio among theaters temporarily going darkMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - The cascade of suburban and Chicago theater closings continued Friday with cancellations at Drury Lane, First Folio and Northlight theaters along with Broadway in Chicag...