Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Despite strong cast, theatricality undercuts Goodman's 'Smokefall'Oct 18, 2013 6:00 am - Is life worth living? Can love, impermanent though it may be, and joy, however fleeting, outweigh the disappointment, loss and grief we experience over a lifetime? Tho...
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Theater events: 'Hello Dolly' opening at Drury LaneOct 18, 2013 6:00 am - Ziemba is Dolly Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba (“Contact”) stars as the titular matchmaker in Drury Lane Theatre's “Hello Dolly!” the musical by composer/lyricist J...
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'We Will Rock You' embarking on American journeyOct 18, 2013 6:00 am - A musical built around songs by the rock band Queen has found a kind of magic abroad, charming European audiences for years. Now, its producers hope another group will f...
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Musicals featuring female singer-songwriters swellOct 13, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Mary Bridget Davies is part singer, part actress and part spirit conjurer. The bubbly performer is uncanny at capturing the look and sound of the late Janis J...
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Theater events: Steel Beam scares up 3-D haunted houseOct 11, 2013 6:00 am - Scares in St. Charles For the third year running, Steel Beam Theatre serves up seasonal scares beginning this weekend in Kane County when theater artists and volunt...
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Intimate staging key to redtwist's 'Clybourne Park'Oct 09, 2013 11:00 pm - Everybody wants a piece of “Clybourne Park.” No surprise there, considering its pedigree. Written as a companion piece to Lorraine Hansberry's seminal 1959 drama “A Rai...
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Drury Lane to kick off new season with 'Les Mis'Oct 08, 2013 4:00 pm - Drury Lane Theatre's 2014-15 season will feature something of a scheduling coup with plans to produce the hit musical “Les Miserables” at the same time as a recently ann...
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Trudie Styler on her new play and being Mrs. StingOct 07, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Trudie Styler would love it if you came to her new play. Just don’t tell her when. “I never like to know who’s in the house when I’m performing,” she says, la...
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Deerfield native masters 10 instruments for 'Once'Oct 05, 2013 11:00 pm - Being an understudy for multiple roles in a touring Broadway musical can be difficult, even under normal circumstances. But for former Deerfield resident Zander Meisner,...
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Theater events: A show for Gershwin fansOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - Crazy for Gershwin “Summertime,” “I Got Rhythm” and “S'Wonderful” are among the George Gershwin tunes featured as part of Light Opera Works' “Gershwin's Greatest Hi...