Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Tony Awards host James Corden hopes audience will find 'joy'Jun 09, 2019 7:30 am - NEW YORK - TV talk show host James Corden steps back into the role of Tony Award host at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9, on CBS, not planning anything too political and not worri...
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Theater events: BoHo stages Jez Butterworth thriller 'The River'Jun 07, 2019 6:00 am - • Kate returns from New York City to her childhood home in Texas with her African-American wife to the chagrin of her mother, Ellie, who prefers Kate marry her childhood...
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Steel Beam putting women's stories front and centerJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre will examine the lives of women during its 2019-20 season, which opens Sept. 6 with the musical theater revue "Broadway Gender Benders." The original ...
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Steppenwolf's well-intentioned 'Ms. Blakk for President' falls short of a winJun 06, 2019 6:00 am - “Ms. Blakk for President” - ★ ★ Shortly after the dancing, lip-syncing and nightclub-inspired revelry preceding Steppenwolf Theatre's impassioned “Ms. Blakk for Presiden...
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Spotlight: Angela Ingersoll channels Judy Garland in Marriott cabaret performanceJun 04, 2019 6:00 am - Get happy Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Angela Ingersoll, an Emmy Award nominee for her 2018 PBS special, brings her tribute to Hollywood legend Judy Garland to the...
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No, that 'Hadestown' song isn't really about Donald TrumpJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's one of the most striking and memorable moments in "Hadestown," Anais Mitchell's multi-Tony Award-nominated retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eury...
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Theater events: Second City hosts 5th annual Break Out Comedy FestMay 31, 2019 6:00 am - • Premieres by playwright Seth Bockley and Chicago Fringe Opera and BraveSoul Movement and other artists are on tap for the seventh annual Pivot Arts Festival, a celebra...
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Metropolis excavates laughs from 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'May 30, 2019 8:00 am - “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” - ★ ★ ½ Farces are arguably the toughest shows to get right. Daffy dialogue and slapstick situations can fail to land if...
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'Falsettos' tour brings Broadway vet Eden Espinosa to ChicagoMay 26, 2019 7:00 am - Actress Eden Espinosa has wowed theater audiences for more than 15 years. She has triumphed as Elphaba in “Wicked” in both New York and Los Angeles, and has the distinct...
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6 new attractions to check out this summer in the suburbsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Summer typically means barbecues, baseball and beaches. But 2019 promises some additions to the suburban staples, including new exhibits, a theater premiere and the debu...