Performing Arts
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'I'm the Daniel Craig of DuPage': Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait on living in the suburbs, returning to standupJul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - After spending more than three decades in Hollywood, relocating from Southern California to DuPage County might seem an odd decision for standup comedian and “Police Aca...
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First Folio announces 25th anniversary season, return to live theaterJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - The long intermission is nearly over at First Folio Theatre, where the Oak Brook theater's 25th anniversary season commences this fall with the resumption of live, in-pe...
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Live opera returns with new Opera Festival of Chicago, Des Plaines' summer operaJul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - After more than a year of online-only performances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, live opera is returning to select stages around Chicago. The training company Chica...
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Writers Theatre artistic director Michael Halberstam resignsJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Writers Theatre co-founder Michael Halberstam, who has served as the artistic director since the theater's creation, has resigned effective immediately. Writers had rec...
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Northlight Theatre purchases Evanston property for upcoming moveJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - With the purchase of a Church Street property in Evanston, Northlight Theatre is another step closer to returning to the city where it was established 47 years ago. Exe...
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Best Bets: Cynthia Erivo performs with CSO at RaviniaJul 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Vocal prowess Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo ("The Color Purple") joins with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop for the concert "Legendary Women's...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park to present 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'Jul 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park to present 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
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North Aurora brothers to perform lead roles in 'Newsies The Musical'Jul 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Two North Aurora brothers will perform lead roles in "Newsies The Musical" Thursday through Sunday, July 15-18. With a cast of 90, the Fox Valley Park District's 51st an...
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Vernon Hills Park District to host comedy nightJul 11, 2021 1:00 am - The Vernon Hills Park District is hosting a comedy night Tuesday featuring stand-up comics from Chicago. Second City alum Richard Laible will be the emcee for the eveni...
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Frank Ferrante's wily emcee takes center stage as Teatro ZinZanni returnsJul 07, 2021 11:00 pm - When Teatro ZinZanni suspended performances of "Love, Chaos & Dinner" in March 2020, nine months after the cabaret/cirque hybrid opened in Chicago's Cambria Hotel, the a...