Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Naperville native Anabella Oddo finds her purpose on stage in 'Cruel Intentions'Jul 13, 2022 11:00 pm - Anabella Oddo's parents realized when their daughter was 3 years old that she was destined for the stage. "I think my parents knew before I did that I was going to be a...
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At 'Funny Girl,' Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is outJul 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered 'œFunny Girl'ť this fall, an announcement made just hours after c...
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Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is out of 'Funny Girl' revivalJul 11, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered "Funny Girl" this fall, an announcement made just hours after current ...
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Spotlight: Marriott returns to Oz while Skokie re-visits Avenue QJul 08, 2022 6:00 am - Back to 'Avenue Q' MadKap Productions revives the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q," an R-rated, coming-of-age tale about twentysomethings navigating their private a...
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Singer/actress Felicia P. Fields celebrates her passion for blues in 'Pearl's Rollin' With The Blues' at Writers TheatreJul 07, 2022 6:00 am - “Pearl's Rollin' With the Blues: A Night With Felicia P. Fields” - ★ ★ ★ In her heart, Felicia P. Fields is a blues woman. A veteran of Marriott, Drury Lane, Northlight...
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Joyful noise: Steppenwolf's superb 'Choir Boy' a testament to the power of musicJun 30, 2022 6:00 am - “Choir Boy” - ★ ★ ★ ½ There's a reason we sing. We sing when words fail us. We sing because music affords us joy during our best times and solace during our worst. And ...
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Theater spotlight: An American classic, an Irish drama and an epistolary love storyJun 29, 2022 6:00 am - ABT revives classic Oak Park writer/director Monty Cole helms American Blues Theater's revival of "Fences," August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a former N...
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Spotlight: Felicia P. Fields celebrates the blues in Writers Theatre's premiereJun 24, 2022 6:00 am - Writers premiere Felicia P. Fields and director Ron OJ Parson, who last collaborated on Writers Theatre's revival of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," reunite for the world pr...
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Goodman's 'Life After' a beautifully composed, brilliantly sung examination of love, lossJun 23, 2022 11:45 am - “Life After” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Early in “Life After,” the eloquent chamber musical about a teenage girl confronting the sudden death of her father, 16-year-old Alice, her older ...
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Broadway's 'MJ' gets a box office bump after the Tony AwardsJun 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œMJ,'ť the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable expo...