Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Michael C. Hall to be 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'Sep 08, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Michael C. Hall's next step is going to be a gender-bending one - the former "Dexter" star will play the rock chanteuse at the center of "Hedwig and the Angry...
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Broadway League backs down, agrees to honor RiversSep 08, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - In the end, Broadway's leaders saw the light - and decided to turn them off. The Broadway League, which represents theater owners and producers, reversed itse...
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No Broadway dimming of lights for Joan RiversSep 08, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Despite being a long champion of New York theater, Joan Rivers will not be memorialized by the dimming of Broadway's lights. The Broadway League, which repre...
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Elgin celebrates art on the fringeSep 08, 2014 5:45 am - Art can happen anywhere. One thing co-founder Sean Hargadon hopes artists and audiences take away from the first Elgin Fringe Festival is that art doesn't just happen i...
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Drury Lane's 'Game's Afoot' needs more laughs, thrillsSep 07, 2014 7:30 am - The opening night applause for Drury Lane Theatre's production of "The Game's Afoot" spoke volumes about what works and what doesn't in this pedestrian comedy whodunit b...
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Area mourns two theater veterans who died Saturday after accidentsSep 07, 2014 1:01 am - Two theater veterans, Bernie Yvon and Molly Glynn, died Saturday in separate accidents, dealing a devastating blow to the Chicago-area theater community - many of whom t...
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Suburban musical theater favorite killed in Indiana crashSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - Bernie Yvon, an accomplished musical theater actor and near constant presence on the suburban scene, died Saturday following a crash in Munster, Indiana, police confirme...
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Theater events: Walk along with 'April' at arboretumSep 05, 2014 6:30 am - Classic romance An orphaned young woman becomes governess at a remote estate owned by the handsome, mysterious Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance “J...
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From premieres to 'Poppins': 12 fall theater shows worth a peekSep 05, 2014 5:45 am - New works and works new to the Chicago area dominate this fall's theater offerings which, at last count, include 33 world and regional premieres. But the fall season al...
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Faith, art collide in TimeLine's 'Asher Lev'Sep 05, 2014 5:45 am - There's a price to be paid for self-expression and for pursuing one's calling. No one knows that better than Asher Lev, the titular character in TimeLine Theatre's Chica...