Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Matthew-Lee Erlbach helping to organize Be An #ArtsHeroOct 30, 2020 6:00 am - #ArtsHero Playwright/actor/filmmaker and Morton Grove native Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Doppelgänger," Showtime's "Masters of Sex") is among the or...
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The University of Pittsburgh acquires August Wilson troveOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The University of Pittsburgh has acquired the archive of the late playwright and Pittsburgh native son August Wilson, a trove that contains recordings, l...
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A one-man 'A Christmas Carol' fills theater need in pandemicOct 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What does the theater community desperately need during a time of social distancing? An actor who can play multiple characters onstage every night. Enter...
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New to streaming: Baby Yoda, 'Come Play' and moreOct 27, 2020 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • Many ...
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Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shutOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britain's Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion...
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Spotlight: Spend 'Halloween in the Sorcerer's Lair' with magician David ParrOct 23, 2020 6:00 am - Virtual splatter The Annoyance Theatre wasn't about to let a global pandemic interrupt "Splatter Theater," its 34-year Halloween tradition of sending up slasher films. U...
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'Madmen & Prisoners': First Folio keeps the faith with virtual double bill of Poe talesOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - In the face of an ongoing pandemic that has hammered arts organizations, First Folio Theatre's David Rice remains determinedly optimistic that live theater will rebound,...
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Spotlight: Virtual productions feature a disaster film parody and a Pulitzer Prize-winning two-handerOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - 'Airport' revisited Fasten your seat belt: Hell in a Handbag Productions once again dips into the disaster film genre for its latest, camp-enfused parody "Airport 1970 S...
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Goodman streams Tony-winning 'Death of a Salesman' as a fundraiserOct 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Fans of Brian Dennehy will have a chance to see the late actor's Tony Award-winning performance in one of his signature roles thanks to Goodman Theatre, his longtime art...
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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...