Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Review: Broadway's 'Funny Girl' a Beanie Feldstein triumphApr 25, 2022 7:05 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Broadway's revival of 'œFunny Girl'ť begins, star Beanie Feldstein sits in a Broadway dressing room, getting ready to go on. She wonders nervously t...
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Spotlight: 'Naperville' comes home courtesy of Buffalo Theatre EnsembleApr 25, 2022 7:20 am - Coming home Buffalo Theatre Ensemble concludes its season with a revival of "Naperville." Written by Naperville native Mat Smart, the play is about an adult son who retu...
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'A refreshed vision': Northlight Theatre announces 2022-2023 seasonApr 25, 2022 7:20 am - E. Faye Butler, Cody Estle and Marti Lyons are among the Chicago-area directors Northlight Theatre tapped to helm productions during its 2022-23 season, which artistic d...
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'Sound of Music' sings: Casting key to the success of the beloved tuner's Marriott revivalApr 28, 2022 11:17 am - “The Sound of Music” - ★ ★ ★ When it comes to a successful production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's “The Sound of Music,” casting is key. The role of Maria,...
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Trump gets a bold Shakespearean twist in new play 'The 47th'Apr 20, 2022 10:05 am - LONDON (AP) - To run or not to run - that is the question troubling Donald Trump at the start of Mike Bartlett's play 'œThe 47th,'ť an audaciously Shakespearean take on ...
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Steppenwolf Theatre announces its 2022-2023 seasonApr 22, 2022 6:17 am - To mark the first full season in its transformed Halsted Street home, Steppenwolf Theatre will stage four premieres as part of its 2022-2023 season - including the debut...
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AP Photos: Pandemic-hit theater back in India's northeastApr 17, 2022 8:05 pm - GAUHATI, India (AP) - Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a p...
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'Modern Family' star Jesse Tyler Ferguson pivots to baseball in a Broadway playApr 18, 2022 6:16 am - NEW YORK - Earlier this month, Jesse Tyler Ferguson got a private tour of hallowed ground - Yankee Stadium. He and the cast of the Broadway revival of the baseball-theme...
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Playwright Noah Haidle blows out his 'Birthday Candles'Apr 15, 2022 7:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Playwright Noah Haidle's Broadway debut is all about time and yet none was on his side as the pandemic closed in. Rehearsals for his play 'œBirthday Cand...
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre remounts pandemic-interrupted 'Middle Passage'Apr 18, 2022 6:18 am - Lifeline's 'Passage' Lifeline Theatre remounts its pandemic-interrupted production of "Middle Passage," co-adapted by director Ilesa Duncan and David Barr III from Charl...