Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Jessica Lange revisits an 'extraordinary' play on BroadwayApr 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For her one day off this week playing a drug-addled mother in the Broadway revival of the monumental "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Jessica Lange had a...
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Review: Darkly wonderful 'American Psycho' slays onstageApr 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - They sell clear, plastic raincoats at the "American Psycho" concession stand on Broadway. If you think, "Hey, that's a cute item for a rainy spring in Ne...
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Young adult fiction booming on Broadway but cute it ain'tApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When actress and playwright Claudia Shear was first approached to turn a novel for young adults into a Broadway musical, she was slightly stunned. "You w...
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Theater events: Janus stages streamlined 'Hamlet'Apr 19, 2016 5:54 am - Re-imagined 'Hamlet' Janus Theatre Company concludes its 18th season with a streamlined, promenade-style production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," about a devot...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' wins Pulitzer for dramaApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, honoring creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for a dazzling m...
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Williams Street Rep announces new season, equity agreementApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Williams Street Repertory announced Friday it will kick off its 2016-17 season in Crystal Lake with a July theater festival. Williams Street Rep also announced it has en...
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Bradshaw's 'Carlyle' makes comic case for African-American conservativesApr 14, 2016 11:00 am - Thomas Bradshaw is at it again. With his world-premiere “Carlyle” for the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, the Evanston-based provocateur playwright serves up a frequently fu...
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Broadway label Sh-K-Boom Records celebrates its Sweet 16Apr 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Kurt Deutsch didn't intend to become the Clive Davis of Broadway when he converted a second bedroom into the headquarters of a new record company. ...
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What it's like to be on Broadway when you're not 'Hamilton'Apr 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The man of the moment on Broadway is, without question, Alexander Hamilton. With all the hoopla and hubbub, it's tempting to think all the other shows ar...
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Theater events: 'In the Heat of the Night' closes Shattered Globe's seasonApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - Page, screen to stage Shattered Globe Theatre concludes its 25th season with a timely production of "In the Heat of the Night," adapted by Matt Pelfrey from John Ba...