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Closing: November 09, 1985

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Concert Dance Inc. to Return to Ravinia with THE CHICAGO PROJECT: FUTURE PRESENT Premiere
by BWW News Desk - Aug 24, 2017

CDI/Concert Dance Inc. (CDI) returns to the Ravinia Festival as part of the annual Ruth Page Festival of Dance Thursday, Sept. 7 and Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Ravinia's Bennett Gordon Hall. Ravinia is located at 418 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park and gates to the event open at 6:30 p.m.

Charles Osgood to Receive Lifetime Achievement at News & Documentary EMMY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 18, 2017

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that Charles Osgood, the radio and television journalist who started at CBS Radio and became an industry legend anchoring “CBS Sunday Morning,” will receive the 2017 News & Documentary Emmy® Award for Lifetime Achievement.

I Love the 90s Tour Comes to Innsbrook After Hours
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2017

Innsbrook After Hours announced that I Love The 90's will be rolling through the SERVPRO of Richmond Pavilion in Richmond on Wednesday August 30th.

Breaking News: ON YOUR FEET! Sets Summer Broadway Closing; Will Catch New Rhythm on the Road, Abroad
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2017

Producers James L. Nederlander, Estefan Enterprises, Inc and Bernie Yuman have announced that the Broadway musical On Your Feet! - based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, 19-time GRAMMY winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan - is going global.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW to Open Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park's 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2017

Shakespeare's raucous comedy The Taming of the Shrew opens Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park 2017 season on June 1st.

Photo Flash: Marisha Wallace, Rachel John, Wendy Mae Brown and More in THE COLOR PURPLE in Concert
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2017

THE COLOR PURPLE played in concert at the Cadogan Hall last night, directed and produced by Danielle Tarento, and co-produced by Matthew Chandler for the British Theatre Academy. BroadwayWorld has photos from the evening below!

Pasadena Symphony and POPS to Celebrate George Gershwin with MUSIC UNDER THE STARS
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2017

Stars of stage and screen will illuminate the night sky when the Pasadena Symphony and POPS presents its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, June 3 at Pasadena City Hall's Centennial Square.

Multimedia Show Inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates' BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME Highlights Apollo Theater's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2017

The Apollo Theater today announced details of its upcoming 2017-2018 season. Marking the first full season with Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes at the helm of the legendary theater's artistic and community programs, it will encompass commissions, premieres, and collaborations with local, national, and international artists working across a range of disciplines and genres-from dance and theater to jazz, soul, and opera.

BWW Review: LA GAZZETTA at The Israeli Opera
by Ronit Suzan - Apr 10, 2017

Ever since the New Israeli Opera was created in 1985 there's usually been one guest international production in each of its seasons. This year the Royal Opera of Wallonie from Liege, Belgium, brought its fun production to Tel Aviv, Gioacchino Rossini's opera buffa La Gazzetta (The Magazine) which is presented for the first time in Israel, over 200 years after it was written.

Central Piedmont Community College Theatre Announces the Cast of August Wilson's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
by BWW News Desk - Feb 17, 2017

It's 1927 in a rundown studio in Chicago Ma Rainey, The Mother of the Blues, is recording new sides of old favorites. During a tense recording session in Chicago's South Side, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom exposes the exploitation of African American musicians in the white-dominated commercial music industry.

CHERISH THE LADIES �" A CELTIC CHRISTMAS Coming to SOPAC Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 17, 2016

Grammy Award nominated Irish-American supergroup, Cherish the Ladies will perform at SOPAC on December 17, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. Called "passionate, tender and rambunctious" by the New York Times, Cherish the Ladies was formed in New York City in 1985 to celebrate the rise of extraordinary women in what had been a male-dominated Irish music scene. They have since toured the world, played the White House and the Olympics and recorded 16 albums.

BACK TO THE FUTURE Party, '80s Fun, Kids Show and More Set for Christmas 2016 at HOME Manchester
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2016

Christmas celebrations at HOME begin with a spectacular party with Back to the Future screening, Enchantment Under The Sea-inspired 50s to 80s disco and DJs, plus a very special visit from the DeLorean Time Machine, in partnership with First Street Manchester.

People's Light to Present THE ROAD: MY LIFE WITH JOHN DENVER
by BWW News Desk - Dec 3, 2016

Sing along with the greatest hits of a legendary folk musician in the regional premiere of The Road: My Life with John Denver, an intimate, insider's portrait of life on tour.

THE ODD COUPLE Opens At Stageworks Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2016

Stageworks Theatre presents its fourth production of the season, THE ODD COUPLE by Neil Simon, running January 27 through February 19.

Visit Santa and See THE POLAR EXPRESS at Shea's This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2016

Shea's Performing Arts Center's FREE FAMILY FILM SERIES provides free family-oriented movies to the general public on select Sundays at 2 p.m. The annual FREE FAMILY FILM SERIES continues on Sunday December 4 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 P.M.) with the holiday movie The Polar Express (Rated G).

Fox Theatre Announces Free Show with THE GOONIES
by BWW News Desk - Nov 19, 2016

Based in Boulder, CO, this 4-piece rock band will rip your shirts and bras off with their shredding guitar solos and unravel your sense of space and time.  Founded in 1985, after escaping a kidnapping by a large sasquatch, the young rockstars decided to travel through time and come light up the 21st century.  While you may wake up with crimped hair, a sore neck, and no recollection of the last 12 hours, The Goonies never... ever.... say Hangover.

BACK TO THE FUTURE Party, '80s Fun, Kids Show and More Set for Christmas 2016 at HOME Manchester
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2016

Christmas celebrations at HOME begin with a spectacular party with Back to the Future screening, Enchantment Under The Sea-inspired 50s to 80s disco and DJs, plus a very special visit from the DeLorean Time Machine, in partnership with First Street Manchester.

People's Light to Present THE ROAD: MY LIFE WITH JOHN DENVER
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2016

Sing along with the greatest hits of a legendary folk musician in the regional premiere of The Road: My Life with John Denver, an intimate, insider's portrait of life on tour.

The 2016 - 2017 Season Expands to Include the Addition of Performances at the Skokie Theatre, New Guest Hosts, New NEW FACES One Production Celebrating New Musicals and M
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 26, 2016

Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the 2016 - 2017 season of Chicago's hit musical revue series, New Faces Sing returning to Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway and debuting at Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Skokie. In tribute to the original New Faces series that ran on Broadway and on film from 1934 - 1968, Porchlight Music Theatre last year created this Chicago musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway, as a showcase for the best emerging musical talent now performing on Chicago stages. Each edition is a journey from the start to the finish of a entire musical season on Broadway, peppered with photos and films of the era in an exciting multimedia presentation with a favorite Chicago theatre veteran hosting and introducing the next generation of music theatre artists and acting as your guide through a past season on the Great White Way. Seating is general admission; tickets are $22, with no drink minimum and are available at porchlightmusictheatre.org.

OLD SCHOOL PARTY JAM Returns to the Orleans Arena This October
by BWW News Desk - Oct 22, 2016

Old School 105.7 will present the return of "Old School Party Jam," a sensational concert event featuring a collection of R&B legends, to the Orleans Arena on Today, Oct. 22. The concert's lineup includes S.O.S. Band, Lisa Lisa, Zapp, One Way and more.

Jerome Bel's THE SHOW MUST GO ON to Play The Joyce Theater This Month
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2016

The Joyce Theater Foundation and the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) will present the return of famed Paris-based choreographer Jerome Bel performing one of his most iconic evening length works, The show must go on, from October 20 - 22.  Jerome Bel's The show must go on is presented as part of FIAF's Crossing the Line Festival.

Off-Off Broadway Leader Revives Three Plays in Rep at The American Theatre of Actors
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2016

Mr. Liebowitz, in association with one of the last remaining theaters of the original off-off Broadway movement, the American Theatre of Actors, will present a rep of three plays and two readings, many of which began their life at that theatre as early as 1982.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Charles Krauthammer Returns to the State Theatre for Election Year Event
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2016

He is a Pulitzer Prize winner and has been named by The Financial Times as the most influential commentator in America. Washington Post Columnist and New York Times Best-selling author Charles Krauthammer returns to the State Theatre today, October 6thfor a great Election Year Event!

Jerome Bel's THE SHOW MUST GO ON to Play The Joyce Theater This Month
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2016

The Joyce Theater Foundation and the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) will present the return of famed Paris-based choreographer Jerome Bel performing one of his most iconic evening length works, The show must go on, from October 20 - 22.  Jerome Bel's The show must go on is presented as part of FIAF's Crossing the Line Festival.

Off-Off Broadway Leader to Revive Three Plays in Rep at The American Theatre of Actors
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Liebowitz, in association with one of the last remaining theaters of the original off-off Broadway movement, the American Theatre of Actors, will present a rep of three plays and two readings, many of which began their life at that theatre as early as 1982.

The News FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The News have there been?
The News has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1985 and Broadway which opened in 1985.
What Tony Awards has The News been nominated for?
The News has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Paul Schierhorn.

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