Performing Arts
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'Cats': Touring production of a 'puzzling' relic returns to Chicago for a short runJul 21, 2019 11:00 pm - “Cats” - ★ ★ ½ “Cats” is about to have another life thanks to a special effects-filled film adaptation coming this winter. Until then, the Chicago return of this 1981 Br...
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Best bets: DuPage and Lake County fairs return WednesdayJul 21, 2019 7:31 am - County fairs Take your pick between the DuPage County Fair and the Lake County Fair. Both return Wednesday with livestock contests, carnival rides, concerts, displays an...
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Weekend picks: Bernstein's 'Mass' gets revival at RaviniaJul 20, 2019 7:18 am - Bernstein bash Marin Alsop returns to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a revival of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass." The concert also features Tony Award-winning bar...
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Theater events: Goodman extends 'Music Man,' Oil Lamp stages 'A Kind of Love Story'Jul 19, 2019 6:00 am - • Performances continue through Aug. 4 for Theater Oobleck's remount of "It is Magic," Mickle Maher's mashup of "Macbeth" and "The Three Little Pigs," an examination of ...
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Britney Spears musical premiere in Chicago postponed until 2020Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced Friday that scheduling conflicts have postponed Chicago's world premiere of "Once Upon a One More Time," a new fairy tale princess-centered...
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Diana Coates commands the stage as First Folio's conquering 'Henry V'Jul 18, 2019 6:00 am - “Henry V” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Agreeing to direct William Shakespeare's “Henry V” for First Folio Theatre, Hayley Rice had one condition: that Diana Coates would play the lead. It...
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More than a decade coming: Teatro ZinZanni debuts in Chicago's LoopJul 18, 2019 6:00 am - As Teatro ZinZanni begins Chicago performances of “Love, Chaos & Dinner” this week, it will be the fruition of 14 years of searching for the perfect Windy City location....
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Best bets: Michael Bublé returns to Rosemont; 'Mass' revived at RaviniaJul 17, 2019 6:00 am - Canadian crooner Spend time with a beloved Canadian entertainer with the return of "An Evening with Michael Bublé" on Saturday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannh...
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Kirk Players to host auditions in AugustJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Mundelein-based Kirk Players is holding open auditions next month for "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," a romantic comedy based on the short story by Oscar Wilde. Auditions ...
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Theater spotlight: Metropolis entertains youngsters with 'Sleeping Beauty'Jul 16, 2019 6:00 am - Fairy tale onstage The Chicago Kids Company brings its production of "Sleeping Beauty" to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre as part of its Stories in Action ser...