Articles filed under Professional Theater
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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." ...
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'Hamilton' star got her start on Libertyville High stageMar 28, 2016 1:00 am - As a kid growing up in Libertyville, Phillipa Soo's stage was a coffee table in her family's living room. She'd stand on top of it wearing a pink tutu, singing Aretha Fr...
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Drury Lane debuts 'Hazel' musical inspired by '60s sitcomMar 27, 2016 7:00 am - New York actress Klea Blackhurst couldn't be more grateful to be back at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. After wowing critics and crowds as Madame Rose in Drury ...
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Writers Theatre inaugurates new space with superb 'Arcadia'Mar 25, 2016 1:30 pm - Fans of British playwright Tom Stoppard know to wear their thinking caps when they attend his plays. Fans of 1993's dizzying, dazzling "Arcadia" know to fasten them snug...