Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: First Folio ensemble member channels Henry VJun 04, 2021 6:00 am - Bill Bellamy live Comedian/actor Bill Bellamy, who came to prominence on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" and on MTV, headlines the Chicago Improv this weekend. A veteran of...
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Bob Fosse's 'Dancin'' plans to glide back to BroadwayJun 03, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œDancin''ť - choreographer Bob Fosse's tribute to the art of dance - is hoping to make its sleek and sexy return to Broadway under the guidance of a vet...
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Under the stars: Outdoor productions bring live theater back to the 'burbsMay 31, 2021 6:00 am - As Illinois progresses through the "Bridge Phase," summer theater has resumed albeit in a somewhat altered form. For the first time, the Metropolis Performing Arts Centr...
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakespeare Theater debuts digital prologue to new showMay 28, 2021 6:00 am - Free virtual reading Joseph Jefferson Award Winner Lili-Anne Brown directs Goodman Theatre's virtual reading of "Lot 110," a new play by Nora Carroll. Presented as ...
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Collaboration key to success for Des Plaines multimedia companyMay 28, 2021 6:00 am - Ask Emmy Award-winning producers Matt Hoffman and Scott Silberstein the secret to their success and they're apt to answer with one word: collaboration. That philosophy,...
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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...