Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: 'Hairspray' gets a new 'do at Aurora's ParamountJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Tracy Turnblad returns Paramount Theatre goes retro with a revival of "Hairspray," the buoyant musical inspired by John Waters' 1988 cult film. Amelia Jo Parish sta...
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Maurice Hines on life and why he doesn't tap in the morningJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Maurice Hines tells a story about Sammy, he means Sammy Davis Jr. When he mentions Ella, that's Ella Fitzgerald. He grew up among the legends of sho...
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Tommy Tune, always game, 'excited' to replace Chita RiveraJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tommy Tune has jumped in to replace an injured Chita Rivera at the Cafe Carlyle, but he says he's not exactly stepping into her petite shoes. "To step in...
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Most Broadway shows offer half-off ticket deals this monthJan 11, 2016 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Big sales in January apply to Broadway, too. Some 27 shows are participating in Broadway Week, in which two tickets go for the price of one. These special tic...
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'Love, Loss, What I Wore' opens Big Noise seasonJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - The Big Noise Theatre Company in Des Plaines will open the 2016 season with "Love, Loss, and What I Wore," an intimate collection of stories written by Nora Ephron and D...
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Naperville theater puts spin on 'Mary Poppins' with revolving stageJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Magical Starlight Theatre's version of "Mary Poppins" couldn't happen without a huge turntable. Not the one you'd play old Prince records on, though. This one is all abo...
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Marriott pushes boundaries with 'Spring Awakening'Jan 08, 2016 4:00 am - When it came time for Marriott Theatre artistic director Aaron Thielen to “throw his hat in the ring as a director,” one show came to mind. It was “Spring Awakening,” th...
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Who's ready to see a play set in a hotel _ at a hotel?Jan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A play that imagines what it might have been like had Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe DiMaggio and Sen. Joe McCarthy met in a hotel room in 1953 wil...
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Benefit to fight pulmonary fibrosis draws 4 Tony winnersJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An impressive quartet of Tony Award-winners - Judy Kaye, Cady Huffman, Annaleigh Ashford and Randy Graff - will lend their voices to the fight against th...
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Tony Yazbeck to take over from Matthew Morrison on BroadwayJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Yazbeck will step into the heroic shoes of former "Glee" star Matthew Morrison in Broadway's "Finding Neverland." Yazbeck will play J.M. Barrie, the...