Articles filed under Theater
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Steven Van Zandt, Paul Shaffer sign on to Bert Berns showOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A musical celebrating the little-know songwriter Bert Berns has gotten some help from some serious musicians - Steven Van Zandt and Paul Shaffer. The E S...
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Aurora's Paramount earns 5 Jeffs in first year of eligibilityOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - Equity newcomer Paramount Theatre in Aurora received a total of five 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards, including three for its stellar revival of "Les Miserables," at the 47...
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Village Theatre Guild presents 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change"Oct 05, 2015 1:00 am - "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," a comedic musical poking fun at dating and relationships, will be presented this fall by Village Theatre Guild. By playwright ...
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Inspired by Richard Pryor, 'Unspeakable' starts Chicago runOct 04, 2015 7:15 am - Disclaimers accompany most of the advertising for the new play “Unspeakable,” which begins a five-week engagement starting Tuesday at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Wat...
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Paramount's gamble pays offOct 04, 2015 7:00 am - Several years ago, the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora announced it was going to try something audacious: putting on its own Broadway-style shows. Many people shook...
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Suburban theaters take center stage on eve of Jeff AwardsOct 04, 2015 7:00 am - Jefferson Award nominations, cutting-edge works are making suburban theaters marquee attractions
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Tony-winning 'Gentleman's Guide' a devilish delightOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - Call it the ultimate get-rich-quick scheme. A fatal fall here. A drowning there. And Monty Navarro is well on his way to family fortune in the Tony Award-winning musical...
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Keira Knightley's Broadway debut interrupted by man, flowersOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Keira Knightley's Broadway debut was interrupted when a member of the audience shouted at the actress and threw a bouquet of flowers at the stage before ...
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Musical 'Waitress' to star Jessie Mueller on BroadwayOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jessie Mueller, last seen on Broadway as a King, is coming back as a waitress. Theater producers Barry and Fran Weissler said Friday that the Tony Award-...
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Theater events: 'My Brilliant Divorce' makes Midwest premiereOct 02, 2015 6:00 am - A woman on her own A woman whose husband left her navigates her newly single life, including assorted suitors, imagined diseases and help-line counselors, in "My Br...