Performing Arts
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Spotlight: Paramount goes ‘The Full Monty’ in season openerAug 14, 2024 1:32 pm - Unemployed steel workers turn male strippers in Paramount Theatre’s season-opening production of “The Full Monty,” while the Founding Fathers debate the fate of the nation in Marriott Theatre’s revival of “1776.”
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Film, TV stars converge in Rosemont for Fan Expo ChicagoAug 14, 2024 6:00 am - “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” veterans, Oscar winners, TV favorites and more will be on hand for the Fan Expo Chicago taking place this weekend in Rosemont.
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A chat with the Almighty: Williams Street Repertory delivers praiseworthy ‘Act of God’Aug 07, 2024 1:34 pm - Williams Street Repertory delivers a praiseworthy revival of David Javerbaum’s sly satire “An Act of God.”
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Marriott leads all suburban theater with 17 Jeff Award nominationsAug 06, 2024 10:17 am - Marriott Theatre leads all suburban theaters with 17 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations. Drury Lane earned 14, most of them for its revival of “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” And Glen Ellyn’s Buffalo Theatre Ensemble received five nominations, the most in its history.
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Best Bets: The Fest for Beatles Fans returns to Rosemont this weekendAug 05, 2024 1:42 pm - While Beatles fans gather in Rosemont for the 50th fan fest and fans of ‘60s and ‘70s pop converge on Aurora’s Paramount Theatre for the “Happy Together Tour,” aviation fans will head to Lake Michigan’s shores for the Chicago Air and Water Show.
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Spotlight: ‘Back to the Future’ musical arrives in ChicagoAug 05, 2024 12:25 pm - The Broadway tour of the musical “Back to the Future,” adapted from the hit 1985 film, comes to Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre for a brief run; newcomer Fat Theatre Project debuts its first full-length production.
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Pure magic: Paramount Theatre’s ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ revival soarsAug 02, 2024 1:24 pm - Paramount Theatre delivers an enchanting revival of the “Peter Pan” prequel “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a coming-of-age tale about the orphan boy who refuses to age.
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Parallel lives: Former Arlington Heights educator-turned-actor balances theater, corporate careersJul 31, 2024 8:52 am - Arlington Heights native and music-educator-turned-actor Joe Giovannetti stars in Kokandy Productions’ Midwest premiere of “Alice by Heart,” a musical for teens and older inspired by “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
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Glen Ellyn History Center event to explore ‘City of Big Songs’Jul 31, 2024 6:51 am - Historian and musician Clarence Goodman will return to the Glen Ellyn History Center next week to deliver a multimedia performance about the songs inspired by the city of Chicago.
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Spotlight: Music Theater Works revives Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Carousel’Jul 30, 2024 11:31 am - Williams Street Repertory’s revival of the comedy “An Act of God” and Music Theater Works’ production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Carousel” open this week in the suburbs.