Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Fractured fairy tale musical to use Britney Spears musicMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Plans are afoot to put some old hit songs by Britney Spears into a stage musical about woke princesses, and the hope is that the result isn't 'œToxic.'ť ...
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The long-delayed Tony Awards finally have a date - Sept. 26May 26, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The long-delayed Tony Awards have been given a fall air date and a four-hour streaming canvas to celebrate the pandemic-shortened Broadway season that up...
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A new musical 'Winnie the Pooh' books a New York stageMay 25, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Disney's iconic 'œWinnie the Pooh'ť will travel from the forest to find a home off-Broadway this fall. 'œWinnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation'ť wi...
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Northlight Theatre resumes live, in-person performances this fallMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with "renewed artistic vigor and ambition," Northlight Theatre artistic director BJ Jones announced the Skokie theater will resume li...
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Steve Connell of Crystal Lake's RCLPC Theatre to guest on Huntley Radio's It's Showtime with Rikki LeeMay 23, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, May 28, Steve Connell, acclaimed actor and the founder of Crystal Lake's Right Center Left Production Company (RCLPC) Theatre, will be the guest on radio's It...
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Spotlight: Northlight celebrates 'Last Five Years' at 20May 21, 2021 6:00 am - 'Last Five Years' reunion Northlight Theatre hosts the 20th anniversary reunion of its premiere of "The Last Five Years," Jason Robert Brown's musical chronicling the re...
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Metropolis resumes in-person performances with energetic 'Little Shop' revivalMay 20, 2021 8:00 am - “Little Shop of Horrors” - ★ ★ ★ “Welcome back to theater.” Applause greeted associate artistic director Sabrina Odigie's welcome to the socially distanced audience gath...
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Broadway-bound tuner 'Paradise Square' set to premiere in November in ChicagoMay 17, 2021 11:00 pm - Fourteen months after the pandemic shuttered live theater, the Chicago to Broadway pipeline reopens in November with "Paradise Square," a new musical whose impressive pe...
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Paramount Theatre in Aurora returns to live shows with 'Kinky Boots'May 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Drag queens will help welcome the return of live performances at the Paramount Theatre this summer. The Aurora theater announced Monday that "Kinky Boots" will be staged...
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Spotlight: Northlight Theatre's Interplay series continues with 'A Distinct Society'May 12, 2021 6:00 am - Interplay continues Northlight Theatre's Interplay New Play Development program consisting of readings of plays in progress continues with "A Distinct Society." Wri...