Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Suburban all-female improv troupe makes Chicago Improv Fest debutApr 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Everyone has their share of awkward childhood moments. And for one all-female suburban comedy group, Buzz's Girlfriend, those stories are a gold mine for laughs. “We all...
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'Shuffle Along' deemed a new musical, must face 'Hamilton'Apr 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" will have to tap-dance against a hip-hop monster for attention at the Tony Awards. The Tony Awards administration co...
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'Les Miserables' creators turn their attention backwardApr 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, creators of the stirring musicals "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," are once again reworking their show "Mar...
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Review: Broadway's new 'Shuffle Along' celebrates a past hitApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The last Broadway show to open this season has a mouthful of a name and an astonishing array of stars. "Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensa...
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Seth Rudetsky sees no 'Disaster' casting his friends in showApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Seth Rudetsky has always had a dream of writing and performing in a show surrounded by friends. Earlier this year, the multi-talented Rudetsky took that ...
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Theater events: Second City e.t.c. opens 40th revueApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - e.t.c.'s new revue Second City e.t.c. opens its 40th revue, "A Red Line Runs Through It," which asks the questions: How does the past sculpt the future and are we a...
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Review: Poignancy is polished at musical 'Tuck Everlasting'Apr 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Tuck Everlasting," the new musical that deals with eternal life, has wisely been put in the hands of someone whose work on Broadway never seems to die -...
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Ferguson's 'Fully Committed,' taking on 40 roles in new playApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Jesse Tyler Ferguson last starred on Broadway, he had to spell. This time around, it's more about counting. The "Modern Family" star takes on more t...
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Brian Stokes Mitchell returns to Broadway in 'magical' showApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brian Stokes Mitchell jokingly sings a bluesy rendition of "Stairway to Heaven" by the time he reaches his dressing room on the fourth steep floor of the...
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Review: Broadway's 'Fully Committed' a cacophony of voicesApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You might very well think that decorum is positively dead on Broadway these days with phones chirping and bleating endlessly during the entire run of the...