Performing Arts
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Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman light up Goodman stage in 'Iceboy!' premiereJul 01, 2026 3:54 pm - Real-life spouses and comedic actors Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman star in Goodman Theatre’s premiere of the delightfully silly “Iceboy! Or the Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write ‘The Iceman Cometh.’”
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Best bets: Celebrate July 4 with baseball, fireworks and free concertsJul 01, 2026 10:24 am - Celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary this weekend at Six Flags Great America’s patriotic drone show, the Chicago Dogs’ fireworks display, the Grant Park Music Festival and more.
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Schaumburg Summer Theatre to present Disney’s ‘High School Musical’Jun 30, 2026 1:43 pm - Schaumburg Summer Theatre marks its 36th season with Disney’s “High School Musical,” playing Aug 1-9 at the Al Larson Cultural Center in Schaumburg.
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Theater spotlight: National tour of ‘Suffs’ stops at Chicago’s CIBC TheatreJun 30, 2026 12:05 pm - The national tour of the Tony Award-winning “Suffs” stops in Chicago for a brief run, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre revives “The Wizard of Oz,” and Theatre Y presents the Chicago premiere of the multimedia theater piece “The School of Memory.”
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Things to do July 3-9: Fourth of July events, Taste of Chicago, Itasca Fest and moreJun 29, 2026 5:40 pm - Mark your calendar for Fourth of July festivals, parades and fireworks throughout the suburbs, Frontier Days, Northwest Fourth-Fest, Taste of Chicago, Itasca Fest and more.
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Marriott’s ‘A Little Night Music’ makes for one enchanting eveningJun 26, 2026 12:07 pm - Lush vocals paired with artful orchestrations make for a lovely revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s “A Little Night Music” at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.
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Lake Zurich native Zachary Keller returns to Chicago as the lead in national touring production of ‘Water for Elephants’Jun 25, 2026 8:24 am - Zachary Keller, a stage and screen actor with roots in Barrington and Lake Zurich, has been acting since he was a child. Now he’s the leading man in the North American tour of “Water for Elephants” playing Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre through July 5.
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Top-tier cast powers Drury Lane’s ‘Nunsense’Jun 23, 2026 7:21 pm - Drury Lane Theatre assembled a first-class ensemble of sisters for its revival of “Nunsense,” the delightfully goofy, second-tier tuner about nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a variety show fundraiser in the aftermath of a tragedy.
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Spotlight: Hot, hot, hot Kokandy Productions revives tribal love-rock tuner ‘Hair’Jun 23, 2026 4:47 pm - Kokandy Productions stages a revival of “Hair,” Midsommer Flight delivers Shakespeare’s “As You Like it” for free in Chicago parks, and Kevin Webb stars as a theater critic mixed up with vampires in Black Button Eyes’ revival of “St. Nicholas.”
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Best Bets: Long Grove’s strawberry fest and Rosemont’s Rockin’ the USA music festJun 23, 2026 1:32 pm - Long Grove hosts its annual Strawberry Fest, Rosemont hosts the village’s first Independence Day music fest, and Skokie welcomes opera lovers to the Opera Festival of Chicago.
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