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A Lost Latino Hotspot Is Reborn on a Chicago Stage

Sandra Delgado wrote “La Havana Madrid” to answer her own question: How could a hub of the Spanish-speaking community be so forgotten?

 

Live Updates: 2019 Tony Award Nominations: What to Watch For

Among the 34 shows eligible for Tonys this season are adaptations of the films “Tootsie” and “Network.”

 

Jo Sullivan Loesser, Singer and Guardian of a Legacy, Dies at 91

She married the composer Frank Loesser and stopped performing after starring in his “Most Happy Fella.” Resuming her career after he died, she emphasized his music.

 

Laura Linney to Return to Broadway in ‘My Name Is Lucy Barton’

The play, adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Strout, was previously presented at the Bridge Theater in London.

 

A New Kind of ‘Hamilton’ Show, This Time on Lake Michigan

With a deeper dive into early American history, a gigantic exhibition based on the musical “Hamilton” opens in Chicago.

 

‘Once’ Creators Will Reunite for Stage Version of ‘Sing Street’

New York Theater Workshop’s next season will also include Martyna Majok’s “Sanctuary City,” which was postponed from the 2018-19 lineup.

 

Critic’s Pick: Review: What the Crow Knows in ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers’

An amazing Cillian Murphy portrays both a grieving dad and the mythical bird who takes over his life in Enda Walsh’s adaptation of Max Porter’s novel.

 

The Week in Arts: Cher, ‘42nd Street’ and ‘At the Heart of Gold’

HBO introduces the documentary by Erin Lee Carr chronicling the abuse Larry Nassar inflicted on girls and women in the guise of therapy.

 

‘Almost Famous’ Musical to Open in San Diego

The work, based on Cameron Crowe’s Academy Award-winning screenplay, will open the Old Globe’s 2019-20 season in September.

 

Review: In ‘Beetlejuice,’ the Afterlife Is Exhausting

Adapted from Tim Burton’s 1988 film, this hyperkinetic musical, starring Alex Brightman as a madcap ghoul, tries too hard to haunt.

 

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