Performing Arts
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Suburban teens set to compete for National High School Musical Theatre AwardsMay 13, 2026 2:28 pm - Two suburban teens will represent Illinois at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards competition next month in New York City.
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Paramount delivers lush revival of timeless ‘South Pacific’May 13, 2026 9:39 am - Paramount Theatre’s lush, well-sung revival of “South Pacific” celebrates Rodgers and Hammerstein’s lovely score while also examining the implicit bias of its characters.
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Metropolis announces 2026-2027 seasonMay 12, 2026 4:51 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre announced its 2026-2027 season will commence Sept. 16 with the cult musical “Ride the Cyclone.”
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Things to do May 15-21: Long Grove Chocolate Fest, D.L. Hughley, Lake Zurich Water Lantern Festival and moreMay 11, 2026 1:09 pm - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Aurora Food Truck Fest, D.L. Hughley at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg, Lake Zurich Water Lantern Festival and more.
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Spotlight: Satirical tuner ‘Spamalot’ gallops back to ChicagoMay 11, 2026 1:08 pm - “Spamalot” returns to Chicago, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre inaugurates new kids’ series, and Trap Door Theatre concludes its season with a stage adaptation of the 1983 film “Le Bal.”
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Citadel Theatre announces 2026-2027 seasonMay 07, 2026 1:26 pm - Lake Forest’s Citadel Theatre announces its 2026-2027 season dubbed “the season of choices.”
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Energetic cast, 1980s nostalgia power Metropolis’ ‘Wedding Singer’May 07, 2026 8:47 am - Middling musical “The Wedding Singer” gets a high-octane revival courtesy of director Amber Mak and the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.
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Spotlight: Janus adapts Ibsen classic ‘An Enemy of the People’May 06, 2026 8:50 am - Janus Theatre stages its adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” The Conspirators revive Moliere’s 17th-century satire “Tartuffe” and Handbag Productions premieres the next in its series of Golden Girls parodies with “The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid.”
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Best Bets: The Oh Yeahs at Studio5, and Stand-Up Momedy and Bad Momz of Comedy honor motherhoodMay 05, 2026 1:21 pm - Evanston’s Studio5 welcomes acoustic trio The Oh Yeahs, and Stand-Up Momedy and Bad Momz of Comedy celebrate motherhood through comedy this weekend.
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Things to do May 8-14: Lombard Lilac Time, Glow Wild, Mother’s Day events and moreMay 04, 2026 9:37 am - Mark your calendar for Lombard Lilac Time, the final days of Glow Wild at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Mother’s Day events and more.