Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Goodman brings Bolano to the stage in gloriously ambitious '2666'Feb 19, 2016 10:00 am - Page-to-stage translations are tricky. What to leave in, what to exclude and how faithful to remain to the source all pose challenges. I measure an adaptation's success...
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'Scalia/Ginsburg' composer to discuss opera at TEDxBroadwayFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Most speakers at large conferences hope they have something topical to add when it's their turn to talk. Derrick Wang has nothing to worry about. The com...
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On stage: Janus puts a new spin on Homer's 'Iliad'Feb 19, 2016 4:00 am - Classic tale Janus Theatre presents “An Iliad,” a contemporary retelling of Homer's epic poem chronicling the Trojan War and centered on the warriors Achilles and H...
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Review: 'The Humans' is unsentimental, and terrificFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A sickening thud is the first thing you hear at Stephen Karam's powerful Broadway debut "The Humans." It's an unexplained noise, and unsettling. There ar...
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Joel Grey, now unburdened and emboldened, tells his storyFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At a cafe the other day, Joel Grey was drawn to an item on the menu that was both confusing and intriguing. He called over a waiter and asked: "What is t...
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Steppenwolf's provocative 'Flick' examines lives on the fringeFeb 17, 2016 9:30 am - "Interesting." Several audience members used that word during intermission to describe Annie Baker's 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "The Flick" at Steppenwolf Theatr...
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Review: Family secrets dug up in harrowing 'Buried Child'Feb 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There's more than one way to damage a child, as evident in Sam Shepard's "Buried Child," a darkly surreal comedy about the decline of the American family...
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Kelli O'Hara leaving Broadway's 'The King and I' on April 17Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The countdown is on to catch Kelli O'Hara in her Tony Award-winning turn in "The King and I" on Broadway. O'Hara will play her final performance as Anna ...
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'Curious Incident,' 'Hedwig,' join Broadway in Chicago seasonFeb 15, 2016 12:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced Monday its 2016-2017 season will include the 2014 Tony Award-winning revival “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and 2015's Tony Award-winning ...
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National tour of 'Cabaret' retains its power to unsettle, entertainFeb 12, 2016 1:00 pm - You might think that the shock and awe of the Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning 1998 Broadway revival of “Cabaret” would be muted nearly two decades later....