Articles filed under Theater
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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...
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Theater events: A writer confronts his identity in Grippo Stage's 'Ben Hecht Show'Jun 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Hecht in his words Grippo Stage Company premieres "The Ben Hecht Show," written and performed by James Sherman ("The God of Isaac," "Affluenza!" "Half and Half"), a...
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Sally Field to return to Broadway in 'The Glass Menagerie'Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie," playing a part she has tackled before but n...