Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Suburban musical theater artists integral to Chicago premiere of 'Gay Card'Aug 29, 2023 6:18 am - Actress Sophie Murk credits her arts-loving parents for her profession. The Elgin native grew up attending theater with her parents. Her first experience was a Chicago p...
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Broadway, TV star Mandy Patinkin headlines McAninch Arts Center this fallAug 26, 2023 7:44 am - Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin ("Evita," "Chicago Hope") is coming to the suburbs. The "Homeland" and "Sunday in the Park with George" star performs his solo...
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On stage: 'Little Shop of Horrors' takes over Paramount stage while Drury Lane celebrates Johnny CashAug 27, 2023 7:34 am - BET salutes soul music Black Ensemble Theater pays tribute to soul music and such seminal artists as Al Green, Gladys Knight, Barry White, and Ashford and Simpson, among...
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Respect for the material animates Jeff Award-winner Nathaniel Stampley's approach to Marriott's 'Gypsy'Aug 24, 2023 6:18 am - Early on, Nathaniel Stampley knew music would be part of his life. The son of a pastor father and a musician mother, who sang and played the organ at the couple's churc...
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Welcome home: Broadway vet returns to the 'burbs to star in Marriott's 'Gypsy'Aug 24, 2023 7:55 am - As a youngster, Lucia Spina recalled her father advising her and her brother to choose careers carefully. The Broadway veteran's dad told them to choose something they ...
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Spotlight: Broadway vets take Marriott stage for 'Gypsy' revivalAug 18, 2023 6:22 am - Broadway vets return Broadway veterans Lucia Spina, a North Central College graduate, and Nathaniel Stampley, a Joseph Jefferson Award winner, return for Marriott Theatr...
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Goodman dominates Jeff Award nominations, including 9 for 'The Who's Tommy' revivalAug 18, 2023 6:22 am - Goodman Theatre dominated the Joseph Jefferson Award equity nominations for excellence in Chicago-area theater, with 32 nominations - nearly twice the number of Paramoun...
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Good News Sunday: Lifelong fan of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' chosen to play Calpurnia in national tourAug 14, 2023 5:26 pm - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: During the initial Broadway run of "To K...
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Michael's story, mostly: Incomplete 'MJ the Musical' still dazzlesAug 17, 2023 6:35 am - “MJ The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ Around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, “MJ the Musical” actors and instrumentalists were taking their places on stage a...
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Spotlight: Solo show 'The Princess Strikes Back' puts Han on a pedestalAug 14, 2023 6:17 am - Han Solo: dream man Actress/improviser Victoria Montalbano returns to the suburbs with her solo show "The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy ...