Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Key performances help redeem FVR's 'Cheaper by the Dozen'Apr 11, 2014 5:00 am - To clear up any confusion, the only thing Fox Valley Repertory's production of the family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" has in common with the 2003 Steve Martin-Bonnie H...
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Drury Lane skillfully navigates familiar 'Les Mis'Apr 10, 2014 2:00 pm - It would be churlish for audiences to expect a rotating turntable stage in every new production of “Les Misérables,” now making its Drury Lane Theatre debut in Oakbrook ...
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First Folio announces seasonApr 10, 2014 5:30 am - First Folio Theatre announced Wednesday it will open its 2014-15 season with "The Gravedigger," a world premiere from Joseph Zettelmaier, whose "Salvage" runs throug...
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Producers add Thursday matinees on BroadwayApr 08, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Catching a Wednesday matinee on Broadway is so last year. The hot thing now is Thursday afternoon shows. Three shows making the move are "Rodgers & Hammerstei...
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Off-Broadway 'Heathers' metes out musical revengeApr 05, 2014 5:00 am - Break out the shoulder pads and corn nuts: The musical of “Heathers” just opened in New York. One thing's for sure — it will be so very. The pitch-black comedy with quir...
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Theater events: Jeff Garlin heads to RosemontApr 04, 2014 5:00 am - Garlin in Rosemont Jeff Garlin, onetime house comedian at Zanies in Chicago, headlines the Rosemont club this weekend. Best known as Larry David's manager on HBO's ...
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First Folio's 'Salvage' examines what we hold dearApr 03, 2014 11:00 pm - During intermission on opening night of First Folio Theatre's world premiere of “Salvage,” not everyone raced for refreshments and the restrooms. Instead, some audience ...
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Theater events: Broadway star reprises role in Drury Lane's 'Les Mis'Mar 28, 2014 6:00 am - ‘Les Mis' returns Ivan Rutherford, who played Jean Valjean in more than 2,000 performances of “Les Miserables” on Broadway and during the 20th anniversary revival a...
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Broadway star anything but blue about Genie role in 'Aladdin'Mar 26, 2014 5:45 am - The guy who plays the Genie in Broadway's “Aladdin” isn't hard to find. He's the one in the dressing room with Thor comic books and toys piled high. He's the one with a ...
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Broadway in Chicago seeks talented teen theater artistsMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago celebrates the next generation of theater artists as part of its third annual Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards competition taking place ne...