Articles filed under Professional Theater
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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 ...
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Report finds New York writers, stages remain extremely whiteOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new report on racial representation on New York stages has found that little has been changing - there remains an over-representation of white actors, ...
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Broadway stars and drag queens to unite for voter drive showOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway and the world of drag will combine later this month for a streaming variety show to promote voter participation that promises plenty of show tun...
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A different 'Beast': Chicago's Strawdog Theatre tackles theater-film hybrid on loss and isolationSep 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Strawdog Theatre ensemble members are resolute folks. They have to be, to have survived and thrived over more than 30 years on Chicago's storefront theater scene. But li...
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Actors in drag march to highlight virus threat to UK theaterSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - As much of Britain's economy emerged from the coronavirus lockdown, its theaters stayed dark, with performers and staff unwillingly idled. So they made a s...