Articles filed under Theater
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Audra McDonald, Bryan Cranston, NPH win TonysJun 08, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The murderous romp “A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder” has gotten a lot of love at the Tony Awards — it nabbed the best new musical trophy on a night tha...
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How meeting her idol changed Jesse Mueller's lifeJun 07, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - When Jesse Mueller first sat behind the piano to portray Carole King on Broadway, she had no idea what kind of year she was going to have. It was when the rea...
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Sunday picks: British comedian Eddie Izzard plays ChicagoJun 07, 2014 5:00 am - Comedy from the hip: Acclaimed British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard holds court with his hilarious comic ramblings at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chica...
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Weekend picks: Cher is always a sight to beholdJun 07, 2014 5:00 am - Turn back time: Expect plenty of over-the-top stage spectacle when legendary pop diva Cher brings her Dressed to Kill (D2K) Tour with opening act Cyndi Lauper on Sat...
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'Ask Aunt Susan' exposes online exploitationJun 06, 2014 5:30 am - In Seth Bockley's "Ask Aunt Susan," a cocky twenty-something tech guy becomes an Internet sensation as a phony female advice columnist. The plot of the drama, in a world...
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Theater events: 'Annapurna' a cowboy tale of sortsJun 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Midwest premiere A woman tracks down the cowboy-poet husband she left 20 years earlier at his battered Colorado trailer where he's working on his “magnum opus” in S...
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Kirk Players to perform '37 Post Cards'Jun 03, 2014 11:00 pm - Kirk Players will bring their 48th season to a close with "37 Post Cards," a contemporary comedy by Michael McKeever. The curtain goes up Friday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m...
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Carmel student wins performing arts scholarshipJun 03, 2014 11:00 pm - Kirk Players, the Mundelein-based community service theater, has announced the recipient of its 2014 John W. Lynn Performing Arts Scholarship is William Higgins of Carme...
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'Frozen' writers behind new show 'Up Here'Jun 03, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez - the Oscar-winning husband-and-wife team behind the film "Frozen" - are preparing an original romantic comedy for the...
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Weekend picks: Trekkies, beam over to RosemontJun 02, 2014 6:00 am - Beam on over: Trekkies will be out in force for The Official Star Trek Convention, which prominently features appearances by actors William Shatner and Kate Mulgrew ...