Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Life beyond the suburbs? How some world-premiere musicals faredApr 03, 2016 6:00 am - Chicago has a sterling reputation as a tryout town for Broadway-bound musicals. And in recent years, suburban theaters have joined downtown stages in producing world-pre...
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Star abruptly leaves Broadway's Cirque du Soleil showApr 01, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Things have gotten much more complicated for the upcoming high-octane Cirque du Soleil show on Broadway: One of the leading actors has left only 16 days ...
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Theater events: Goodman stages world premiere of 'Carlyle'Apr 01, 2016 6:00 am - 'Carlyle' premieres James Earl Jones II stars as the titular character in Goodman Theatre's world premiere of "Carlyle," a political comedy about an ambitious Afric...
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Open casting call for 'Hamilton' causes a little ruckusMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway smash "Hamilton," which has been cheered for reclaiming the nation's founding story by a multicultural cast, has oddly come under fire for s...
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Review: Ben Whishaw is bewitchingly good in 'The Crucible'Mar 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Posters for the new Broadway revival of "The Crucible" feature a photo of Saoirse Ronan, looking absolutely witchy as Abigail Williams. She's awfully goo...
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Jeff Daniels turns up the volume of 'Blackbird' this timeMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Most nights just before he hits a Broadway stage, you can find Jeff Daniels pacing furiously backstage and muttering to himself. He's busy getting his he...
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Sean Hayes plans return to Broadway playing GodMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes is coming back to Broadway as a guy with plenty of will and grace. Hayes will play God in a stage adaptation of the...
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Comic 'Fooling Buddha' mixes magic with nostalgia at First FolioMar 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Actor and magician David Kovac has a great story to share - namely his own. Kovac's one-man comedy, “Fooling Buddha,” now receiving a fun world-premiere run by First Fol...
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Paramount Theatre announces expanded 2016-2017 seasonMar 28, 2016 8:00 am - The Paramount Theatre on Monday announced an expanded Broadway series for 2016-2017. This marks the sixth season for the Aurora theater, which made history in 2015 by wi...
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Rory O'Malley to play King George in Broadway's 'Hamilton'Mar 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Award-nominee Rory O'Malley, whose bid to return to Broadway this season in "Nerds" failed, has found another way - in the mega-success "Hamilton." ...