Articles filed under Theater
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Spotlight: About Face Theatre streams its world premiere of 'Packing'Jun 26, 2020 6:00 am - 'Golden Girls' parody (finally) After several delays, Hell in a Handbag Productions will begin streaming the latest version of its ongoing sitcom parody "The Golden Girl...
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Theater companies turn to streaming for Pride Month offeringsJun 24, 2020 11:00 pm - This article has been updated to reflect David Zak's title. He is the executive director of Pride Films and Plays. The global coronavirus has forced many Pride mont...
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Steppenwolf Theatre resets season in the shadow of COVID-19Jun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre announced its 2020/2021 "reset season" will include a new virtual platform and "risk free membership" that guarantees a refund if theater artists...
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Geneva Cultural Arts Commission cancels summer concerts; Shakespeare in the Park goes virtualJun 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Citing public safety and state guidelines for social distancing, the City of Geneva's Cultural Arts Commission has canceled the 2020 RiverPark Summer Concert Series and ...
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Russian prosecutors seek prison term for theater directorJun 22, 2020 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian prosecutors on Monday demanded a six-year prison term for an acclaimed theater director accused of embezzling state funds, a case widely seen as po...
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Secluded stars: Jim Belushi hails 'The Blues Brothers;' Haley Reinhart honors dadJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Jim Belushi recently took to Twitter to mark the 40th anniversary of "The Blues Brothers," the locally shot 1980 comedy classic that co-starred the former Wheaton re...
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AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlashJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The nation's largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for sa...
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Spotlight: Sideshow Theatre streams 2018 hit 'Tilikum'Jun 19, 2020 6:00 am - 'Tilikum' returns Sideshow Theatre Company streams its 2018 Joseph Jefferson Award-winning production of "Tilikum," Kristiana Rae Colón's drama about the onetime ki...
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Glenview's Oil Lamp Theater looks toward future in challenging timesJun 19, 2020 6:00 am - March 2020 may go down as the best and worst month theater artist Jay Pastucha ever experienced. On March 1, he took over as executive director of Glenview's Oil Lamp T...
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Non-equity Jeff Awards to be broadcast on YouTubeJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - The 47th annual non-equity Joseph Jefferson Awards honoring excellence in nonunion Chicago theater will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, on YouTube. A virtual ce...