Performing Arts
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Steve Connell of Crystal Lake's RCLPC Theatre to guest on Huntley Radio's It's Showtime with Rikki LeeMay 23, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, May 28, Steve Connell, acclaimed actor and the founder of Crystal Lake's Right Center Left Production Company (RCLPC) Theatre, will be the guest on radio's It...
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Spotlight: Northlight celebrates 'Last Five Years' at 20May 21, 2021 6:00 am - 'Last Five Years' reunion Northlight Theatre hosts the 20th anniversary reunion of its premiere of "The Last Five Years," Jason Robert Brown's musical chronicling the re...
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Metropolis resumes in-person performances with energetic 'Little Shop' revivalMay 20, 2021 8:00 am - “Little Shop of Horrors” - ★ ★ ★ “Welcome back to theater.” Applause greeted associate artistic director Sabrina Odigie's welcome to the socially distanced audience gath...
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Lyric Opera, Joffrey Ballet announce upcoming seasons; return to live indoor performancesMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet plan to resume live stage performances this fall. Both companies jointly announced their 2021-22 seasons Wednesday, af...
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Village Theatre Guild begins online silent auction May 23May 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The Village Theatre Guild in Glen Ellyn will hold its first online silent auction starting Sunday, May 23, and continuing to Sunday, June 6. The auction has a number of...
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Best Bets: Marvel at Sistine Chapel exhibition at Oakbrook CenterMay 18, 2021 6:00 am - Masterpiece mock-ups For those who can't travel to Rome, "Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Exhibition" promises the next best thing with reproductions of the famed Biblical...
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Broadway-bound tuner 'Paradise Square' set to premiere in November in ChicagoMay 17, 2021 11:00 pm - Fourteen months after the pandemic shuttered live theater, the Chicago to Broadway pipeline reopens in November with "Paradise Square," a new musical whose impressive pe...
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Paramount Theatre in Aurora returns to live shows with 'Kinky Boots'May 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Drag queens will help welcome the return of live performances at the Paramount Theatre this summer. The Aurora theater announced Monday that "Kinky Boots" will be staged...
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No maskless free-for-all yet: Here's where precautions remain in place in the suburbsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Numerous entities — pharmacies, schools, cinemas, religious organizations and more — said Friday they will continue to require face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 i...
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Auditions set for Elgin Summer Theatre's 'Nunsense' showMay 12, 2021 11:00 pm - The Hemmens Cultural Center and Up and Coming Theatre Company are happy to announce that Elgin Summer Theatre will present an outdoor version of the hit comedy, "Nunsens...