Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Review: Vogel's 'Indecent' adds humor and insight to pastMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paula Vogel's powerful new play "Indecent" is truly a celebration of the power of theater. A seasoned cast presents the story of a controversial early 20...
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Theater events: Wheaton native co-adapts 'Johanna Faustus' for HypocritesMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - Classic updated Wheaton native Emily Casey makes her professional playwriting debut co-adapting "Johanna Faustus" with Hypocrites artistic director Sean Graney. The...
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No, this Broadway costumer doesn't just 'shop all day'May 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Finding costume designer Suttirat Larlarb isn't easy these days. Finding her work is easy. She's costuming an opera in Los Angeles, a TV show in Toronto,...
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New theater company comes to Lake ForestMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - Suburban newcomer Lake Forest Theatre announced its inaugural season will begin June 10 with "The Secret Garden." Artistic director Steve Malone will helm the musical ...
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Messy plot, platitudes cloud rarely produced Hansberry drama at GoodmanMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - In 1959, Chicago playwright Lorraine Hansberry's masterwork, “A Raisin in the Sun,” became the first drama by an African-American woman produced on Broadway. She follow...
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New play explores life, legacy of slain teen Trayvon MartinMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Trayvon Martin has often been in the thoughts of playwright and activist Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj in the four years since the 17-year-old unarmed black boy...
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Pregnant Audra McDonald to temporarily leave 'Shuffle Along'May 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Audra McDonald will soon be stepping away from her new Broadway show for the best of reasons: The six-time Tony Award-winner is pregnant. McDonald on Tue...
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Theater events: Chicago Shakespeare premieres two-part 'Tug of War' epicMay 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Steel Beam premiere The Scanlon family's annual Independence Day celebration on Cape Cod goes awry in "When Not That Good Will Do," a new dysfunctional family comed...
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Darren Criss to play 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' out WestMay 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Darren Criss, the former "Glee" star, had so much fun playing an East German transsexual on Broadway that he's taking her on the road. Criss will kick of...
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Tony nominations help 'Waitress,' and 'Shuffle Along'May 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Earning a clutch of Tony Award nominations is usually good for business on Broadway and that was certainly true last week for shows like "Waitress," ''Sh...