Articles filed under Theater
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Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre streams award-winning 2013 premiere of 'Cymbeline'May 29, 2020 6:00 am - In 2013, David Rice arranged for a two-camera video recording of First Folio Theatre's world premiere of “Cymbeline: A Folk Tale With Music” as part of a marketing strat...
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Curtain Up Classroom reschedules 'The Wiz-Dom of Oz' to OctoberMay 27, 2020 11:00 pm - The Curtain-Up Classroom Players, under the direction of Dr. Maria Bakalis, has rescheduled its June production. After months of Zooming screen time, The Players are ab...
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Writers Theatre introduces new performance, subscription optionsMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Writers Theatre on Wednesday announced its 2020-2021 season will proceed according to a flexible, "adaptive producing model" developed in response to the COVID-19 pa...
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Stars to come out to support NYC's The Public TheaterMay 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a star in his own right but even he has had to gulp at the wattage on tap for the upcoming benefit for New York City's fabled Pub...
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How to re-create your favorite suburban summer experiences at homeMay 23, 2020 7:30 am - Summer previews are normally filled with tidbits about festivals, outdoor concerts and the like. Not this year. Reopening guidelines unveiled earlier this month by Gov. ...
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Spotlight: Otherworld Theatre names new interim literary directorMay 22, 2020 6:00 am - Virtual play lab Kane Repertory Theater, a St. Charles company comprised of Northern Illinois University graduates, announced the establishment of its New Play Lab,...
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Stream on: Four ideas for theater lovers missing live productionsMay 21, 2020 6:00 am - Theater critics are entertainment first responders: We tend to get to the scene of the art before most other folks. But having had my access pass nullified these past mo...
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'Frozen' musical's Chicago run rescheduled for 2021May 21, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago run of "Frozen," the musical adaptation of Disney's blockbuster 2013 animated film, has been rescheduled for Nov. 18, 2021, through Jan. 23, 2022, Broadway i...
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Albanian protesters, police clash over theater demolitionMay 17, 2020 7:00 am - TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Albanian police clashed Sunday with opposition supporters who were protesting the demolition of the country's crumbling National Theater building ...
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Second City debuts virtual sketch show 'Helter Shelter'May 16, 2020 7:30 am - For two months, Second City stages, like all Chicago-area stages, have been dark in response to the stay-at-home orders Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued to combat the COVID-19 ...