Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Paramount's 'Superstar' to feature black castMar 06, 2017 2:00 pm - Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced Monday its revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar" will feature an all-black cast. Broadway veteran Destan Owens ("Chicago," "Rent"...
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Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominationsMar 06, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Magical adventure "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" leads the race for British theater's Olivier Awards , with nominations in 11 categories including bes...
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From waitress to 'Hedwig': Chicago actress makes quite a move up the acting ladderMar 06, 2017 5:00 am - Former Chicago actress Hannah Corneau can't wait to return to the Windy City in the hit 1998 adults-only rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” It's Corneau's first m...
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Writers Theatre's diverse cast puts an intriguing spin on 'The Scene'Mar 03, 2017 11:30 am - “You're a real piece of work.” That observation - so often uttered as a backhanded compliment - occurs twice in “The Scene,” Theresa Rebeck's caustic dramedy about one m...
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Robert Falls celebrates 30 years as Goodman's driving artistic forceMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - Robert Falls has no succession plan. Not that anyone at Goodman Theatre has asked. And not that he's ready to hand over the artistic reigns. After three decades at the ...
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Pacing off in Steel Beam's 'Don't Drink the Water'Mar 02, 2017 2:00 pm - Farce is a delicate thing. It needs a brisk pace to be effective. And the actors have to perform with cheeky confidence and controlled abandon, thereby creating on stag...
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New Steppenwolf season includes Broadway-bound 'The Minutes,' 3 world premieresMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - "The Minutes," a new political drama (whose Broadway transfer is already assured) by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts, and the return of some familiar faces mark Steppe...
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Pies, pizza and potatoes: Real food takes a bow onstageMar 01, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There's a new version of the frightful musical "Sweeney Todd" playing in downtown Manhattan that's undeniably meatier than most. Visitors to the Barrow S...
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Theater events: Clayton English brings funny to Schaumburg's Chicago ImprovMar 01, 2017 5:00 am - Standup in Schaumburg Standup comedian Clayton English headlines the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg this weekend. The 2015 winner of NBC's "The Last Comic Standing," ...
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Obama returns to Broadway to see Arthur Miller's 'The Price'Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Obamas just can't quit Broadway. Former President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia Obama have caught a new revival of Arthur Miller's "The Price."...