Performing Arts
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Theater events: Premieres dominate Greenhouse, Steppenwolf, 16th Street fall theater schedulesAug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - • Previews begin Friday, Aug. 30, for Mercury Theater Chicago's revival of "Monty Python's Spamalot," a musical sendup of the King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table ...
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Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival adds dance competitionAug 29, 2019 6:00 am - Competitive dancers will put on their dancing shoes and hotfoot it to the Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival this weekend in hopes of snagging a title - and a priz...
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Kirk Players kick off season with Oscar Wilde comedyAug 29, 2019 1:01 am - Kirk Players will open their 54th season with "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," a comedy murder mystery based on a story by Oscar Wilde and adapted for the stage by Constanc...
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Best Bets: Schaumburg hosts Septemberfest; Chicago Jazz Festival jams in Millennium ParkAug 28, 2019 9:00 am - Farewell to summer See bands Everclear, 10,000 Maniacs and Suburban Chicago's Got Talent 2019 winner McCrae perform as part of Septemberfest this weekend on the grounds ...
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre launches season with musical 'Newsies'Aug 28, 2019 6:00 am - Read all about it Paramount Theatre opens its Broadway season with "Newsies," the stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney film about the New York City newsboy strike of 1899...
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Theater Lover's Open House set for Sept. 7 in HuntleyAug 27, 2019 11:00 pm - It's Showtime Theatre of Huntley, the resident theater company of the Huntley Park District, is hosting a Theater Lover's Open House at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, in the ...
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Home Free tours to the Genesee TheatreAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - The a cappella group Home Free ("The Sing-Off") brings "Dive Bar Saints World Tour" to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Tickets are $25 to $269...
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Plan ahead: 'Mutts Gone Nuts' does tricks in SchaumburgAug 26, 2019 6:00 am - In the shadows If you were wowed by "Catapult: The Amazing Magic of Shadow Dance" on "America's Got Talent," then don't miss the Chicago-area return on Saturday, Sept. 2...
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Best bets: JoJo Siwa plays Rosemont; Frankie Avalon returns to ArcadaAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - Soul singer Broadway veteran Chester Gregory (“Motown: The Musical,” “Sister Act”) performs his solo show, “Higher and Higher: A Feel-Good Rock 'n Soul Shindig,” as part...
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Weekend picks: The fun of Wizard World continues in RosemontAug 24, 2019 7:32 am - Wizard World tunes As the annual pop culture convention pops into Rosemont this weekend, the focus will be on celebrities, artists, comics, vendors and panel discussions...