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Column: Spotlight on ‘cool moms’ in Paramount Theatre’s ‘Mean Girls’ production

By Denise Crosby | Aurora Beacon News
Sep 22, 2026 10:33 am - Oh, to be the cool mom. Women with kids all want that description after their name, right? Even those of us Baby Boomers recognized the difference between the “good” mot...
Things to do Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Sep 21, 2026 3:37 pm - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest, Meadows Fest in Rolling Meadows, Cantigny Fall Fest and more.
‘Princess Bride’ pre-Broadway premiere, ‘Heathers the Musical’ among Broadway in Chicago’s 2027 shows

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 21, 2026 1:42 pm - Broadway in Chicago on Monday announced its upcoming season will include the pre-Broadway premiere of the new “Princess Bride” musical.
Better than ever: Northlight’s fiercely funny ‘The Front Page’ marks triumphant Evanston return

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 21, 2026 11:41 am - Northlight Theatre marks its return to Evanston, where it was founded 50 years ago, with an exceptional adaptation of “The Front Page” directed by artistic director BJ Jones and featuring some of the Chicago’s finest theater artists.
Grammy winner Howard Levy opens Baker Center’s centennial season Oct. 17

By Mike Smith, Norris Cultural Arts Center
Sep 18, 2026 5:19 pm - Grammy winner Howard Levy will perform with guitarist Chris Siebold on Oct. 17 at Baker Community Center in St. Charles, opening the seventh “Saturday Night Lights” concert season with “I Speak Music: Songs and Stories of a Century” based on his memoir.
Martin Lawrence returns to Chicago: ‘Just here to make you laugh’

By Ryan P. C. Trimble | rtrimble@tribpub.com | For the Chicago Tribune
Sep 18, 2026 3:54 pm - Chicago isn’t the first stop on Martin Lawrence’s new tour, which brings him to the Arie Crown Theater on Friday, Sept. 25, but he says the city is always top of mind. “If it wasn’t for Chicago stamping me and giving me the OK,” Lawrence said, “I wouldn’t have been known in all the households around the world.”
Review: ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ proves itself more than ready to fill the Broadway Playhouse

By Chris Jones | cjones5@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
Sep 18, 2026 3:13 pm - Great roars of appreciation accompanied the downtown re-opening of Kokandy Productions’ new Chicago production of the Frank Wildhorn, Steve Cuden and Leslie Bricusse musical “Jekyll & Hyde” at the Broadway Playhouse, replete with its full orchestra, power ballads and a happily campy sensibility that proves an entertaining and ebullient match for the fan-favorite material itself.
Marriott Theatre’s 2027 season includes premiere of children’s tuner ‘Hansel & Gretel: Off The Grid’

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 17, 2026 11:13 am - Marriott Theatre recently announced its 2027 season, which includes five main stage musicals and three children’s productions, one of which is a world premiere.
Bad Momz of Comedy adds second Downtown Wheaton show due to high demand

Submitted by Downtown Wheaton Association
Sep 17, 2026 12:59 am - Due to high ticket demand, Bad Momz of Comedy added a second show on Oct. 6 in downtown Wheaton. The comedy group features four professional mom comedians.
Big laughs, hard truths: Citadel Theatre delivers both in hilarious ‘Eureka Day’

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 16, 2026 8:35 am - Citadel Theatre stages a laugh-out-loud revival of Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day,” which skewers woke culture, illiberal liberals and the debate over vaccine mandates.

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