Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Lin-Manuel Miranda leaving 'Hamilton' July 9; vows to returnJun 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The news that no die-hard "Hamilton" fan - or anyone who hasn't seen the Broadway smash yet - wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator ...
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David Hyde Pierce to go off-Broadway for 'A Life'Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Before David Hyde Pierce gets caught up with a meddling matchmaker on Broadway, he'll be consulting the stars in Adam Bock's play "A Life" off-Broadway. ...
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Josh Radnor, F. Murray Abraham sign on to 'White Rabbit'Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Josh Radnor of "How I Met Your Mother" and F. Murray Abraham of "Homeland" are the latest actors to volunteer putting themselves in an unfamiliar place o...
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Chicago theater closes in wake of misconduct allegationsJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - Profiles Theatre in Chicago has closed less than a week after The Chicago Reader published allegations of intimidation and misconduct against a member of its artistic st...
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Theater events: Edge Theater stages Mona Lisa whodunitJun 14, 2016 11:00 pm - For the love of art Idle Muse Theatre Company concludes its 10th season with the Chicago premiere of Victor Lodato's "The Woman Who Amuses Herself." The play is ins...
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'The Illusionists' look backward for next Broadway stopJun 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The magic supergroup "The Illusionists" is coming back to Broadway for a new holiday show - and this time they're bringing a time machine. Eight magician...
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'Hamilton' wins big at Tonys but fails to break recordJun 12, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, won the 2016 Tony Award for best new musical, capping an emotional night in which many in ...
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Broadway embraces diversity, but have things really changed?Jun 11, 2016 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - This season, the theater community is celebrating how Broadway has finally become the Great un-White Way. Black actors have taken center stage in "The Color P...
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Touring 'Sound of Music' lovingly celebrates power of songJun 10, 2016 11:00 am - “The Sound of Music” typically doesn't command the same serious respect of other classic musicals created by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. But any great pro...
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Top 'Hamilton' premium ticket pushed to record $849Jun 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Be prepared to fork over a lot more Hamiltons to see the Broadway smash "Hamilton." Producers have pushed the top premium seat price up to a record $849....