Articles filed under Theater
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Bradley Cooper coming to Broadway this fallJan 26, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Bradley Cooper, not too long ago crowned “sexiest man alive” by People magazine, is coming to Broadway in an ugly role. Producers said recently that the “Silv...
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Audition for ‘Vagina Monologues’ in ElginJan 24, 2014 12:42 pm - Submitted by Side Street Studio Arts Side Street Studio Arts, a storefront gallery and performance space in downtown Elgin, will hold auditions for “The Vagina Monologue...
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‘Lost in Africa’ acrobats visit HarperJan 24, 2014 10:27 am - A bed of nails, chair stacking, highflying jump rope and human pyramids are just some of the incredible stunts that will be performed by the Kenya Safari Acrobats, a tro...
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Theater events: Clockwise stages ‘Doubting Thomas’Jan 24, 2014 9:00 am - Faith vs. certainty Doug McDade, of Chicago’s Shattered Globe Theatre, directs Clockwise Theatre’s production of “Doubting Thomas,” an examination of faith by John Green...
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Theater eventsJan 24, 2014 9:00 am - Ÿ Performances continue through March 1 for Trap Door Theatre’s production of “Judith: A Parting From the Body,” Howard Barker’s retelling of the apocryphal story from t...
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Neil Patrick Harris earns Hasty Pudding awardJan 23, 2014 9:32 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Neil Patrick Harris has been named man of the year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The Emmy Award-winning actor, who made his name...
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Subtle performances permeate Writers' brilliant 'Hedda Gabler'Jan 23, 2014 4:45 am - A synopsis of Henrik Ibsen's 19th-century drama “Hedda Gabler” reads like the plot from a 20th-century TV soap opera. Hedda — the aloof, urbane daughter of a distinguis...
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Metropolis serves up small-town satire in 'Greater Tuna'Jan 23, 2014 4:45 am - One thing about the stars of Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's “Greater Tuna,” they work hard. They do. They do. The versatile Mathias Austin and Andrew Pond play 20 ...
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Paramount's '42nd Street' a dance-filled delightJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - "Musical comedy," declares blustery Broadway director Julian Marsh in "42nd Street," are "the most glorious words in the English language." And glorious might just be ...
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Marriott's 'Cabaret' packs a dramatic punchJan 22, 2014 10:00 pm - The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire faced a few dilemmas when it came to creating a new production of the sexually charged 1966 Broadway musical classic "Cabaret." Ther...