Performing Arts
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Kokandy revival of ‘Amélie’ a lovely tribute to kindness, human connection and simple pleasuresAug 06, 2025 5:09 pm - Kokandy Productions’ delicious Chicago-area premiere of the musical “Amélie” stars the beguiling Aurora Penepacker, a Glenview native, as the titular pixie girl and Arlington Heights native Joe Giovannetti as the quirky loner who happens to be her soulmate.
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Suspense, satire, family drama make up Citadel Theatre’s 2025-2026 seasonAug 06, 2025 5:00 pm - Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest announced its four-show 2025-2026 season.
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Harper College says goodbye to storied J TheatreAug 06, 2025 12:55 pm - From Jay Leno and Buddy Guy performances to student love stories, Harper College’s J Theatre leaves behind a rich legacy as it makes way for a new chapter on campus.
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Things to do Aug. 8-14: Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Gurnee Days, Taste of Glen Ellyn and moreAug 05, 2025 11:07 am - Mark your calendar for Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Smoke and Irons Music Fest, Burr Ridge Art Fair, Gurnee Days, Taste of Glen Ellyn, Midwest Classic Supershow and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: Hershey Felder channels Russian composer in ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’Aug 05, 2025 10:13 am - Pianist/actor Hershey Felder returns to Writers Theatre to perform his latest composer bio-tuner “Rachmaninoff and the Tsar” while Oil Lamp Theater salutes the late great Stephen Sondheim with the jukebox revue “Side by Side by Sondheim.”
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Developer proposes ‘bold, buildable’ project with performing arts center for downtown East DundeeAug 02, 2025 3:02 pm - East Dundee trustees on Monday will review plans for the redevelopment of a 2-acre parcel formerly used as a lumberyard.
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Des Plaines council to commemorate theater’s centennialAug 01, 2025 1:56 pm - The Des Plaines City Council will honor the Des Plaines Theatre with a proclamation marking its centennial Monday night.
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Love letters: Metropolis’ charming ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ chronicles wartime romanceJul 30, 2025 9:30 am - David Moreland and Isabelle Muthiah play two people who fall in love through letters they write each other during World War II in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s production of the epistolary dramedy “Dear Jack, Dear Louise.”
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Things to do Aug. 1-7: Lollapalooza, National Night Out events, Warrenville Summer Daze and moreJul 29, 2025 4:50 pm - Mark your calendar for Lollapalooza, National Night Out events, North Aurora Days, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Warrenville Summer Daze, Festival of the Arts in Libertyville and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: Tony Award-winning ‘Parade’ plays CIBC TheatreJul 29, 2025 11:48 am - The national tour of the 2023 Tony Award-winning musical “Parade” plays Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. Meanwhile in Skokie, Music Theater Works revives the beloved “Fiddler on the Roof.”