Articles filed under Theater
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Glitz and guillotine: Steppenwolf revisits 'Marie Antoinette'Feb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - You can track the declining fortunes of the titular character in David Adjmi's modern, pseudo-historical "Marie Antoinette" by the diminishing height of her hair and hee...
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Weekend picks: Circus Spectacular rolls into Sears CentreFeb 17, 2015 11:00 am - Step right up See daredevil cyclists, exotic animal tricks, clowns and a whole lot more at the Circus Spectacular, which returns this weekend to the Sears Centre Ar...
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Vicki Lawrence channeling mouthy 'Mama' for Paramount showFeb 17, 2015 5:00 am - Now 65, Emmy Award-winning actress Vicki Lawrence has been a "senior citizen" of sorts for more than 40 years. That's because Lawrence was only 24 when she began portra...
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Guthrie Theater names Joseph Haj as new artistic directorFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Tony Award-winning Guthrie Theater announced Tuesday that Joseph Haj has been named artistic director of the Minneapolis organization, one of the ...
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Gershwin tunes star in ECC's 'Crazy for You'Feb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its spring production of the Tony Award-winning musical "Crazy for You: The New Gershwin Musical," from Saturday, Fe...
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Moving Picture: Meet marionette master Dave HerzogFeb 16, 2015 4:30 am - Puppeteer Dave Herzog and his colorful marionettes give families throughout the suburbs an opportunity to see a live-stage performance together for free. Herzog, of Chic...
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Helen Mirren returns to New York as queen of the subwayFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Trust Helen Mirren to look regal while surrounded by rats, seat hogs and grime. The 69-year-old Oscar winner has been spotted riding the city's squalid subway...
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'Hedwig' creator jumps aboard his own showFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Even the man who helped give birth to "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" learned something about his leading lady this month: Don't take anything about her for grant...
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Stage version of 'Frozen' to have familiar writersFeb 13, 2015 3:45 pm - NEW YORK - The stage version of "Frozen" will have some familiar faces behind the scenes. Disney Theatrical Productions said Friday that the husband-and-wife team of Rob...
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Broadway-bound 'First Wives Club' premieres in ChicagoFeb 13, 2015 5:00 am - Talk about pedigree. “First Wives Club” — the new Broadway-bound musical beginning previews Tuesday at Chicago's Oriental Theatre — has an impressive one. Let's start wi...