Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Andrew Rannells to temporarily star in Broadway's 'Hamilton'Oct 08, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Rannells has a new gig - and it's a royal one. The Tony Award-nominated star of "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway and HBO's "Girls" will temporaril...
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Chicago Shakespeare's warm, irreverent 'Cyclone' worth a rideOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - “Ride the Cyclone,” the Canadian cult musical making its U.S. premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know about regret, resi...
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Injury forces Keira Knightley to miss Broadway showOct 07, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - These are trying times at the Broadway show "Therese Raquin" - first a show was interrupted by a man in the audience who threw flowers and now star Keira...
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James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson beg you not to clap for themOct 07, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are happy that theatergoers are excited to see them onstage together again, but please, please, hold your applause when...
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'Whose Live Anyway?' comes to Elgin and BataviaOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Comedy, like baseball, is all about timing. When Joel Murray and his fellow comedy cast members come to the Chicago suburbs for four shows over the next week, it could b...
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Goodman's 'Feathers and Teeth' a ghoulish good timeOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - At the core of Charise Castro Smith's amusingly ghoulish, horror-dramedy "Feathers and Teeth" - in its world premiere at Goodman Theatre - are a pair of broken hearts. ...
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Bob Saget to appear in Broadway play 'Hand to God'Oct 06, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Edgy and irreverent comedian Bob Saget is returning to Broadway - as a pastor. "Hand to God" lead producer Kevin McCollum said Tuesday that the former "F...
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At age 12, a second Broadway role awaits in 'Fun Home'Oct 06, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Taking over a big Broadway role? No problem. Replacing a Tony Award nominee? Sure. Doing both while not yet a teenager? No sweat - if you're Gabriella Pi...
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Kate Shindle, the young head of Actors' Equity, reaches outOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One of the most powerful people on Broadway has a corner office with a stunning view of Times Square. But there's a catch: The salary is lousy. Kate Shin...
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Theater gossip Michael Riedel writes a history of BroadwayOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When you read New York Post theater columnist Michael Riedel, there's no mistaking whom the writer is. He's snarky and skewering and gleeful. That makes ...