Articles filed under Theater
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Broadway embraces diversity, but have things really changed?Jun 11, 2016 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - This season, the theater community is celebrating how Broadway has finally become the Great un-White Way. Black actors have taken center stage in "The Color P...
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How 'heelys' help the mermaids swimJun 11, 2016 1:00 am - It's hard to swim on the dry land of a performance stage. Not to worry, however. "The Little Mermaid" director Allison Cherry and her production team have it figured ou...
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Touring 'Sound of Music' lovingly celebrates power of songJun 10, 2016 11:00 am - “The Sound of Music” typically doesn't command the same serious respect of other classic musicals created by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. But any great pro...
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Top 'Hamilton' premium ticket pushed to record $849Jun 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Be prepared to fork over a lot more Hamiltons to see the Broadway smash "Hamilton." Producers have pushed the top premium seat price up to a record $849....
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BrightSide's 'Spamalot' revival solid, but needs polishJun 10, 2016 6:00 am - Naperville's BrightSide Theatre concludes its fifth season on a merry note with a revival of “Monty Python's Spamalot,” the irresistibly irreverent musical inspired by t...
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5 ideas for this weekend in the suburbsJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - Journey through time in South Elgin, catch a twisty thriller in Oakbrook Terrace and celebrate Japanese culture in Arlington Heights. These are among the weekend's offer...
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Hottest ticket in town? Chicago's 'Hamilton' tickets on sale June 21Jun 09, 2016 7:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct ticket prices. The mad dash for "Hamilton" in Chicago begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, when single tickets go on...
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HOTT Productions in Schaumburg to stage 'Bye, Bye Birdie'Jun 08, 2016 6:00 am - HOTT Productions in Schaumburg to stage 'Bye, Bye Birdie'
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James Earl Jones, Neil Patrick Harris to appear at TonysJun 07, 2016 5:53 am - NEW YORK - Tony Award host James Corden will be getting some starry help when he hands out the trophies next weekend - fellow Tony winners Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jo...
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Cast outshines the material in Steppenwolf's 'Voice Lessons'Jun 07, 2016 1:00 am - It should surprise no one that Laurie Metcalf, French Stewart and Maile Flanagan perform like a well-oiled machine in “Voice Lessons,” the inaugural production in Steppe...