Articles filed under Theater
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Passion Projects Theatre to put on 'Into the Woods' Oct. 9-11Oct 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Passion Projects Theatre Company will present Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Into The Woods" for live audiences at 7 p.m. Friday to Sunday, Oct. 9-11, at the Wing ...
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Regal Cinemas' nationwide closures another financial blow to suburbsOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Delays with the release of big-budget Hollywood films - the latest is the James Bond franchise's "No Time to Die" postponed until April - could be the death knell for su...
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Spotlight: Neo-Futurists salute First LadiesOct 03, 2020 11:00 pm - First ladies feted The Neo-Futurists commences its 2020-2021 season with "45 Plays for America's First Ladies," a companion piece to the company's "43 Plays for 43 Pres...
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How Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles is weathering the pandemicOct 02, 2020 6:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges. The downtown St. Charles theater had to celebrate its 20th anniversary last week without any hoopla ...
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New possible health care benefit rule roils theater worldOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 theater actors and stage managers is blasting a proposal that would raise eligibility requirements ...
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Report finds New York writers, stages remain extremely whiteOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new report on racial representation on New York stages has found that little has been changing - there remains an over-representation of white actors, ...
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Broadway stars and drag queens to unite for voter drive showOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway and the world of drag will combine later this month for a streaming variety show to promote voter participation that promises plenty of show tun...
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The show goes on - outdoors - for St. Viator's fall playOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Reciting their lines under the stars and through face masks, St. Viator High School's thespians have taken their annual fall play outdoors, proving the adage that the sh...
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A different 'Beast': Chicago's Strawdog Theatre tackles theater-film hybrid on loss and isolationSep 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Strawdog Theatre ensemble members are resolute folks. They have to be, to have survived and thrived over more than 30 years on Chicago's storefront theater scene. But li...
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Actors in drag march to highlight virus threat to UK theaterSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - As much of Britain's economy emerged from the coronavirus lockdown, its theaters stayed dark, with performers and staff unwillingly idled. So they made a s...