Performing Arts
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Writers Theatre's 'Into the Woods' casts emotional, enchanting spellAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Late in Writers Theatre's enchanting, emotionally satisfying revival of “Into the Woods,” the fairy tale characters blame each other for their...
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Theater events: Patti Vasquez headlines 8th Annual Chicago Women's Funny FestivalAug 23, 2019 1:10 pm - • Steel Beam Theatre hosts its next Night Moose Comedy Jam featuring the improv team 4 of Diamonds at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Admission ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 23, 2019 9:00 am - Grammy Award-winning star Sting brings his “My Songs” tour to Ravinia for two nights and actor and comedian Jon Lovitz does standup at the Arcada in St. Charles. Good ti...
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14 for fall: Premier picks for Chicago, suburban theater productionsAug 23, 2019 5:58 am - On Chicago-area stages this fall, theatergoers will encounter fairy tales and literary adaptations, historical events re-imagined and true stories retold - including a r...
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Opening night benefit concert at Barrington's White HouseAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - A season opening night benefit concert is set for Barrington's White House on Saturday, Sept. 14. The black-tie-optional fundraiser will begin with an elegant cocktail p...
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Theater spotlight: Marriott Theatre's 'Something Rotten!' skewers ShakespeareAug 21, 2019 9:49 am - Walkabout: Scary tales Scary tales are on tap this weekend during the latest production in Janus Theatre's Walkabout: Theater on Your Feet series in which guides le...
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Best Bets: Sting returns to Ravinia; The Wiggles play RosemontAug 21, 2019 6:00 am - Australian entertainers Australia's celebrated kid-rock band The Wiggles returns to North America with "The Party Time Tour!" for a Saturday stop locally at the Ros...
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PM & L Theatre holding auditions for 'Chess'Aug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Auditions for "Chess" the musical will be held by appointment beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 and Tuesday, Sept. 10, at PM & L Theatre, 877 Main St., Antioch. Callba...
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Plan ahead: Bon Iver at Allstate Arena; Mystical Arts of Tibet in BataviaAug 20, 2019 6:00 am - Martyr in music Craig Hella Johnson's oratorio "Considering Matthew Shepard" returns to the Ravinia Festival for an encore performance on Thursday, Sept. 12. The pe...
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Plan ahead: Frankie Valli in Rosemont, Paula Poundstone in Crystal LakeAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - 'Sherry' baby Hear song hits such as "Walk Like a Man," "Big Girls Don't Cry" and more when Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons perform in concert at the Rosemont Th...