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‘Beautiful’ is lovely: Feel the earth move with vibrant take on Carole King’s life at ParamountMay 08, 2024 3:29 pm - It might be an oxymoron to call a toe-tapping and funny musical gripping, but “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” playing at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is just that.
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Shrewd satire: Earnest performances, canny direction animate Steppenwolf’s ‘Thanksgiving Play’May 08, 2024 9:30 am - Playwright Larissa FastHorse packs a lot of satire into the 90-minute “The Thanksgiving Play,” which skewers Indigenous stereotypes, liberal guilt, sanitized history, theater and wokeness. Steppenwolf Theatre’s Chicago premiere runs through June 2.
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Things to do May 10-16: Northbrook-On-Ice, Portugal. The Man, Mother’s Day events and moreMay 08, 2024 6:14 am - Mark your calendars for Northbrook-On-Ice, the International Gem and Jewelry Show in Rosemont; performances by Portugal. The Man, Herny Cho, and Nazereth; several Mother’s Day events and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Chicago Cabaret Week and ‘Bad Momz’ at ZaniesMay 07, 2024 6:56 pm - Chicago Cabaret Week starts Friday, a new photo exhibit opens at the Morton Arboretum and, in honor of Mother’s Day, “Bad Momz” comedians take the stage at Zanies in Rosemont and Chicago.
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Mundelein Arts Commission sets auditions for Children’s Summer Shakespeare ShortsMay 08, 2024 1:07 pm - The Mundelein Arts Commission has announced auditions for its annual Summer Shakespeare Shorts.
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On stage: Goodman examines language, identity in Chicago premiere of ‘English’May 07, 2024 1:15 pm - Goodman Theatre stages the Chicago premiere of “English,” 2023’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi, while Lifeline Theatre revives Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of the seminal novel “Native Son.”
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces 2024-2025 seasonMay 02, 2024 5:32 pm - A political satire, a holiday romance, and a contemporary drama about privilege and the American dream make up Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s upcoming season at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Redemption tale: Jason Alexander stars in Chicago Shakes’ premiere of ‘Judgment Day’May 02, 2024 11:26 am - Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s “Judgment Day” has a not-so-secret weapon, and his name is Jason Alexander.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of ‘Into the Earth With You’May 01, 2024 12:22 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of “Into the Earth With You” by Brian Watkins, directed by BTE’s Kurt Naebig. Featuring an all-ensemble cast, this m...
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On stage: TimeLine premieres dust bowl drama, Metropolis revives ‘9 to 5’May 02, 2024 6:20 am - TimeLine Theatre premieres climate-change inspired drama set in 1935 Texas on the day of one of the worst dust storms in the nation’s history.
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