Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Meow! Musical 'Cats' to return to Broadway this summerJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - "Cats," once Broadway's longest-running show, will not be a "Memory" for long - the musical is coming back to New York. A revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber m...
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BrightSide Theatre continues season of farce with 'Not Now, Darling'Jan 21, 2016 12:00 am - BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theater performing in the downtown district, continues the celebration of its fifth anniversary with a season of farce...
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'King and I' taps a 'Lost,' 'Hawaii Five-0' star for BroadwayJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Broadway's next king has been awfully busy chasing bad guys on the streets of Honolulu. Daniel Dae Kim, who plays a detective on the TV series "Hawaii Five-0,...
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Not your average Joe: Haj makes Guthrie directing debutJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Joseph Haj has a tough act to follow. Haj, 52, took over artistic leadership last summer at the renowned Guthrie Theater following a two-decade tenure...
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Risk pays off for Marriott's 'Spring Awakening'Jan 20, 2016 4:00 am - Since Marriott Theatre announced its 41st season would begin with a limited run of “Spring Awakening,” much has been written on how the musical about adolescents' sexual...
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Theater events: ComedySportz goes head to head at MetropolisJan 19, 2016 10:00 pm - Sportz center The members of ComedySportz bring their family-friendly, competitive-style improvisation to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for one performance ...
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Bette Midler to return to Broadway in 'Hello, Dolly!'Jan 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - It's a match made in musical theater heaven - Bette Midler will star in a Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!" Movie and theatrical producer Scott Rudin said T...
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'An American in Paris' star Leslie Caron visits BroadwayJan 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Leslie Caron carries a souvenir of making the classic 1951 film "An American in Paris" with her every day. The 84-year-old French beauty wears a ring she...
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Review: 'Noises Off' remains a high-energy comedic rompJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The dictionary's definition of the word "farce" really should just be a poster of "Noises Off." Michael Frayn's farce about putting on a stage farce is b...
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Prison pageant in Colombia inspires world-premiere play at GoodmanJan 13, 2016 5:00 am - Beauty pageants in Colombia are so prevalent, they're practically a national pastime. Every town, every community has one. That includes El Buen Pastor, the women's pri...