Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Nothing up their sleeves: 2 Australians mix nudity, magicMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The idea came to them, remarkably, without alcohol playing a factor: Two magicians in Australia decided to create a new kind of show that mixed stripping...
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Northlight's solid 'Butler' examines a key Civil War momentMar 25, 2016 6:00 am - Which Union military man was so reviled by the Confederacy that chamber pots were manufactured with his image on the inside? That would be Benjamin “Beast” Butler, the l...
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Ben Whishaw revisits an old classic, this time on BroadwayMar 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - British actor Ben Whishaw has found himself to be a magnet for important roles. They even come back every few years. He did his first Hamlet at 16 as a s...
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Review: 'Bright Star' is cliche-ridden, over-eager showMar 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The new Broadway musical "Bright Star" starts with a bit of bluster, maybe even some swagger. "If you knew my story, you'd have a good story to tell," th...
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Akosua Busia re-emerges in the spotlight in 'Eclipsed'Mar 23, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Step into Akosua Busia's tiny dressing room on Broadway and you walk into a little corner of happy calm. There's a small palm tree and some potted plants...
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Play about comedian and activist Dick Gregory coming to NYCMar 23, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A play about comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory will open off-Broadway this spring starring Joe Morton and with an original song by John Leg...
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Theater events: World premiere of 'Hazel' opens at Drury LaneMar 22, 2016 11:00 pm - 'Buddha' special First Folio Theatre offers theatergoers two-for-one tickets to its world premiere of "Fooling Buddha" on Easter Sunday. Use the code "Easter" when ...
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Paramount's triumphant 'West Side Story' a tragic, timely taleMar 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Paramount Theatre's "West Side Story" is unlike any other. Unflinching in its depiction of the bigotry and violence that consume so many American neighborhoods and bitte...
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Love, science collide in in intense new play 'The Effect'Mar 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Can a pill really make people feel like they're in love? That idea is examined amid sophisticated questioning of neuroscientific issues in Lucy Prebble's...
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Broadway's Jessie Mueller feels the 'hand of God working'Mar 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jessie Mueller might be playing an inventive maker of delicious pies on Broadway, but she has a confession to make. "I still haven't perfected crust. It'...