Articles filed under Theater
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Theater union OKs 2 plans to return to post-virus live showsJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The national labor union representing stage actors and managers has given the go-ahead for two Massachusetts theaters to resume theatrical performances, ...
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Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from COVID-19 complicationsJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broad...
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'Hamilton' isn't just an artistic achievement; it's also a moment of Puerto Rican prideJul 06, 2020 6:00 am - “Hamilton” and Puerto Rican pride go hand in hand. That pride, for those who don't know, is instilled at an early age, as it was for me. It's the daily Puerto Rican Day ...
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Constable: Pandemic closes theaters, but suburban group's online show (and charity) go onJul 04, 2020 1:00 am - The pandemic can take the theater away from performers, but it can't take the theater out of those performers. A suburban group plans to broaden the stage, turn performa...
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Theatre: 'Magic Parlour' goes virtual; Red Orchid, Porchlight team up for audio dramaJul 03, 2020 6:00 am - Virtual magic parlour Magician Dennis Watkins adapts his long-running show "The Magic Parlour" from the lounge to the small screen. Watkins' virtual "The Magic Parlour a...
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Theater official resigns over complaints of unsafe conditions, insensitivityJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Lisle native David Zak stepped down as executive director of Pride Films and Plays, a position he has held since the company's founding in 2010. He was replaced by artis...
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Is the future of performing arts digital? Marquee TV thinks soJul 01, 2020 6:00 am - With uncanny timing, Marquee TV, a performing-arts streaming service, debuted in this country in February. None of its leaders could have predicted the global crisis to ...
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Theater cancels livestream, readings commemorating Pride monthJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Pride Films and Plays' livestream, virtual reading of Brad Fraser's "Unidentified Human Remains and the Nature of Love" on Wednesday July 1, has been canceled, a publici...
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New marquee a sign of things to come for Metropolis theater in Arlington HeightsJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Years in the making, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's new marquee sign made a grand entrance Tuesday morning when it finally was installed above the downtown Arlingto...
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Why Libertyville's Phillipa Soo is blown away by new Hamilton movieJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - No matter how many theater credits Phillipa Soo accumulates over the course of her career, “Hamilton” — Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway blockbuster that begins streaming F...