Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Broadway veteran, local actress team up for Marriott's 'Sister Act'Feb 09, 2016 12:00 am - It's not every day that actors get to return to roles they've played before. But Chicago actress Hollis Resnik is doing just that in the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire...
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Broadway's 'Tuck Everlasting' hopes for eternal experienceFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Keenan-Bolger isn't tapping into his vulnerable side for his next Broadway role. He's trying to be utterly fearless. In the new musical "Tuck Ever...
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First Folio stages a seafaring Wodehouse comedyFeb 05, 2016 4:00 am - For its fourth dip into the P.G. Wodehouse canon, a nautical romp titled “Jeeves at Sea,” First Folio Theatre sticks with the tried-and-true. That translates to reunitin...
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Playwright Lauren Gunderson is enjoying a wave of interestFeb 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lauren Gunderson is such a rare theatrical talent, you might be tempted to approach her very quietly, so as not to frighten her away. "Indeed. Be careful...
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Theater events: Goodman stages world premiere of '2666'Feb 04, 2016 5:00 am - Epic drama Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls and playwright-in-residence Seth Bockley adapt and co-direct the world premiere of "2666." The posthumous nove...
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Northlight's 'Mothers and Sons' reflects on gay gains, lossesFeb 03, 2016 9:00 am - A dignified, chilly frown appears to be the default expression for recently widowed Dallas matron Katharine Gerard in “Mothers and Sons,” Terrence McNally's 2014 Broadwa...
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A look inside Broadway's most exciting musical numbersFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Even in a show with plenty of magic, a special sort of it happens right after intermission at "Aladdin" on Broadway. No sooner have you settled back into...
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Constable: When opera and 'Dummies' collideJan 31, 2016 6:30 am - Before he wrote “Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Dummies” and starred in cabaret shows he wrote, Bill Dyszel made a life-changing discovery as a freshman at Palatine High Sch...
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Suburban exhibit, Chicago events pay tribute to ShakespeareJan 31, 2016 5:00 am - During a year marking the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the premier representation of his legacy will reside temporarily in Lake County. The La...
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Sandy Duncan, an ex-Peter Pan, to join Pan show on BroadwayJan 28, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One of the best Peter Pans ever is returning home to Broadway - and to a musical about Peter Pan. Sandy Duncan, who played the boy who won't grow up on B...