Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Diana Martinez reviews the world premiere of The Last ShipJun 30, 2014 11:00 pm - The launching of the "The Last Ship" in its world premiere and opening night was nothing short of powerful. What I loved most about the story is what I appreciate most a...
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'First Wives Club' musical announces Chicago engagementJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - A musical version of "The First Wives Club," featuring a score by the Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, is aiming for Broadway with a planned spring 2015 e...
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Michael Cera steals Steppenwolf's 'Youth'Jun 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Those who came of age in the '80s will no doubt recognize the aimless, young adults in "This is Our Youth," Kenneth Lonergan's relentlessly authentic, 1996 coming-of-age...
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Selected winners at the 2014 Tony AwardsJun 08, 2014 1:01 am - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Mark Rylance, "Twelfth Night." Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Lena Hall, "Hed...
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Audra McDonald, Bryan Cranston, NPH win TonysJun 08, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The murderous romp “A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder” has gotten a lot of love at the Tony Awards — it nabbed the best new musical trophy on a night tha...
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Sting gives Wayne native big break on 'Last Ship'Jun 06, 2014 5:30 am - Wayne native Martha McDonnell will miss her college graduation ceremonies later this month from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. The reason? Sting hired her to play...
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Sting musical launches in Chicago before cruising off to BroadwayJun 06, 2014 5:30 am - Growing up in the former shipbuilding town of Wallsend in Northern England, singer-songwriter Sting remembers being terrified by the enormous ships and the apocalyptic n...
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Short and Sweet critic Jennifer Irwin reviews 'Buyer and Cellar' with Diana MartinezMay 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Short and Sweet critic for the day, Jennifer Irwin of Palatine, shares her perspective on Broadway in Chicago's 'Buyer and Cellar' in an interview with Short and Sweet h...
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Short and Sweet critic Mike Latone reviews 'Motown the Musical' with Diana MartinezMay 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Short and Sweet critic for the day, Mike Latone of Barrington, draws upon his twenty-year career in the performing arts to review 'Motown the Musical' in an interview wi...
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'Buyer & Cellar' serves up delicious imagined Streisand dishMay 12, 2014 11:00 pm - What is truth and what is conjecture is delineated right upfront in Jonathan Tolins' hilarious 2013 one-man comedy "Buyer & Cellar," now on tour at Chicago's Broadway Pl...