Performing Arts
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The pride of Broadway returns with purrfect 'The Lion King'Nov 21, 2022 4:00 pm - “The Lion King” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Few musicals can twist your heart then make you laugh at fart jokes minutes later. But that's the tragicomic splendor of Disney's “The Lion Ki...
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Wheaton Drama brings 'A Christmas Carol' musical to the stageNov 20, 2022 10:00 pm - Wheaton Drama Inc. presents the holiday family friendly musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" on Nov. 25 to Dec. 18 at Playhouse 111 in Wheaton. Aca...
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It's (holiday) show time: Suburban, city theaters rebound from the pandemic with a plethora of seasonal offeringsNov 20, 2022 6:30 am - If Christmas 2021 saw Chicago-area theaters beginning to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Christmas 2022 suggests it's about complete, with many companies producing a...
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Laugh Out Loud bring out the holiday humorNov 18, 2022 5:00 am - Holiday farce Buffalo Theatre Ensemble revives Alan Ayckbourn's farcical "Season's Greetings" about a dysfunctional family's disastrous holiday reunion. Mayhem ensues a...
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COD College Theater dedicates 'A Christmas Carol' production to actor and playwright William J. NorrisNov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - More than 50 actors from across the Chicago area will take the stage on Thanksgiving weekend for the College of DuPage College Theater's production of Charles Dickens' "...
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Abundance of enthusiasm makes up for so-so material in Drury Lane's 'Elf- The Musical'Nov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - "Elf the Musical" -- ★ ★ ★ The four girls sitting in front of me Thursday night at Drury Lane Theatre's opening of “Elf - The Musical” were absolutely giddy during “Happ...
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Familiar cast of characters assembled for Citadel's 'It Runs in the Family'Nov 17, 2022 12:00 am - Consider having to take orders from an old high school teacher - 37 years after graduating. Northbrook's David Whitlock does that. He loves it. “I guess the analogy I us...
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Things to do Nov. 18-24: Tree lightings, light shows, craft fairs, holiday theater and moreNov 16, 2022 10:00 pm - Ongoing Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 27 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal display of fal...
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CTE presents whimsical, family-friendly 'Seussical Jr.'Nov 15, 2022 10:00 pm - Children's Theatre of Elgin is excited to bring the wonderful, wacky world of "Seussical Jr." to the stage. Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday...
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Adventure and chaos reign in Grant High's performance of "The Matchmaker"Nov 15, 2022 12:00 am - This story has been changed to correct the name of student Zachary Langhoff. A dress rehearsal for Grant Community High School's fall play, "The Matchmaker," starte...