Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Tonya Pinkins quits NYC play, saying her role 'neutered'Dec 30, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bertolt Brecht's epic play "Mother Courage and Her Children" may be about the horrors of war, but a new off-Broadway production is revealing real conflic...
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Theater forecast: World premieres, major Broadway tour on tap for 2016Dec 30, 2015 5:00 am - Local theater lovers have nine long months before the Broadway blockbuster “Hamilton” — Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop bio-musical about the nation's first treasury secret...
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Theater events: Catch 'White Christmas' before it closesDec 30, 2015 4:58 am - Last chance This weekend marks your last chance for holiday cheer courtesy of Drury Lane Theatre, whose production of "White Christmas, The Musical" closes Sunday. ...
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Prairie Center presents Spoon River Anthology Jan. 17Dec 28, 2015 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Jan. 17, "Spoon River Anthology" will be performed at 2 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court in Schaum...
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Vineyard Theatre to honor Kathleen Chalfant and Sam RudyDec 28, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Vineyard Theatre will next year honor both a Tony Award-nominee who has graced its stage and a man who gets the word out about the powerhouse off-Bro...
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Paramount's success tops 2015's suburban theater newsDec 26, 2015 6:00 am - Paramount's success tops 2015's suburban theater news
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Theater events: 'Guys and Dolls' a post-holiday treatDec 23, 2015 5:00 am - ‘Guys and Dolls' Light Opera Works' gift to theater lovers comes in the form of “Guys and Dolls,” Frank Loesser's musical inspired by Damon Runyon's stories about t...
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Theater fans gear up for first ever fan fest BroadwayConDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you're in midtown Manhattan late next month and see women in green makeup or folks strutting around in colonial outfits, fear not. They're attending t...
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Redmoon Theater closesDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - Redmoon Theater announced late Monday that after 25 years, it is ceasing operations immediately. Known for its unique theatrical vision, the Chicago company produced sp...
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J.K. Rowling defends casting of black Hermione in new playDec 20, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON - A black actress playing Hermione Granger? J.K. Rowling has no problem with that. The best-selling author of the "Harry Potter" books has responded to mixed reac...