Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Ain't Misbehavin'' heats up winter nightsFeb 16, 2014 4:00 am - Stepping from Chicago's icy streets into the cozy confines of Stage 773 on a recent frigid Friday, I found myself in the middle of a party. For that's exactly what Porch...
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Lily Rabe returning to Central Park this summerFeb 15, 2014 4:01 am - NEW YORK - Lily Rabe, John Lithgow and Hamish Linklater are all returning to Central Park's Delacorte Theatre this summer for another round of Shakespeare in the Park. ...
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Theater eventsFeb 14, 2014 4:00 pm - • Lifeline Theatre's season continues with the world premiere of ensemble member Christopher M. Walsh's adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities." Set agains...
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Elmhurst native plays put-upon worker in 'Assistance'Feb 14, 2014 4:45 am - Elmhurst native John Taflan prepared for his role in LiveWire Chicago Theatre's latest production, "Assistance," in an unusual way. He watched TV. "I watched a lot of 'C...
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TimeLine's 'How and the Why' examines two women of scienceFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - Sarah Treem's premise for “The How and the Why,” now making its Chicago debut via TimeLine Theatre Company, sounds dry on the surface. It's about two female biologists o...
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Westminster's top dog heads to 'Kinky Boots'Feb 13, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - There are plenty of divas onstage at Broadway's "Kinky Boots" - and a special four-legged kind plans on joining them soon. Sky, the 5-year-old wire fox terrie...
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Theater events: Get cozy at Steel Beam's Valentine cabaretFeb 13, 2014 4:45 am - Love is in the air Pascale M. Trouillot, Sister Hubert in Steel Beam Theatre's recent production of “Nuncrackers,” returns to the theater to perform for a Valentine...
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'I do not fit in': Singer k.d. lang on BroadwayFeb 11, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - If you're a little surprised to discover that alt-country star k.d. lang is coming to Broadway, so is Lang. "It is outside my comfort zone. It is something th...
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson on sudden 'dream' roleFeb 10, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - LaTanya Richardson Jackson came to visit New York to see some Broadway shows. Now she's in one. Richardson Jackson, who was last on Broadway in the Tony-winni...
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‘Motown the Musical’ tour to reach DetroitFeb 10, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The musical about the Motown sound is going home. Producers of “Motown the Musical” said Thursday that the show’s national tour will play Detroit’s Fisher The...