Performing Arts
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Aurora’s Paramount Theatre earns best tuner Jeff noms for all four of its musicalsJul 22, 2026 12:00 pm - Paramount Theatre earned 20 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for its 2025-2026 season, which included acclaimed regional premieres of “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Come From Away.”
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Best Bets: Aurora the best bet for laughs and Mexican danceJul 22, 2026 7:57 am - Comedian Calvin Evans headlines Copley Theatre’s comedy series, Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl dances into Aurora’s Paramount, Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti performs at the North Shore Center for the Performing Art, and Sonny Acres Farm hosts an exotic car show.
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Spotlight: Zanies Rosemont hosts all-Spanish show and debuts weekly Roast BattleJul 21, 2026 12:06 pm - Comedian Led Varela headlines an all-Spanish show at Zanies Rosemont, and the venue debuts the new weekly insult comedy show Roast Battle Rosemont. Plus, Broadway in Chicago hosts national tours of “The Notebook” and “The Outsiders.”
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Things to do July 24-30: DuPage and Lake County fairs, Algonquin Fest, Faeries of the Forest, Geneva Arts Fair and moreJul 20, 2026 10:09 pm - Mark your calendar for the DuPage and Lake County fairs, Sugar Grove Corn Boil, Algonquin Fest, Roaring Nights at Brookfield Zoo, Faeries of the Forest in South Elgin, Geneva Arts Fair, Long Grove Vintage Days and more.
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Elgin’s new ‘Tiny Encounters’ event on July 18 moving indoorsJul 17, 2026 4:58 pm - Side Street Studio Arts announced that the Going Dutch: Tiny Encounters is still on for Saturday, July 18, but with a new indoor home. To keep everyone comfortable during the heat, possible rain, and air quality concerns, they are moving the event to Habitat for Humanity, 56 S. Grove Ave., downtown Elgin.
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Oil Lamp Theater announces new Glenview homeJul 16, 2026 4:04 pm - Oil Lamp Theater announces its Glenview home set to open in 2028 around the corner from its current home at 1723 Glenview Road.
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Over the rainbow: Strong singers power Metropolis’ charming ‘Wizard of Oz’Jul 15, 2026 3:56 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre delivers a sweet, well-sung and well-designed revival of “The Wizard of Oz,” adapted from L. Frank Baum’s novel and MGM’s 1939 film classic.
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Theater spotlight: Joey Fatone leads national tour of jukebox tuner ‘& Juliet’Jul 15, 2026 8:47 am - Joey Fatone plays Lance in the national tour of “And Juliet,” Highland Park’s Uptown Music Theater revives “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” and Woodstock Shakespeare Players stages “A Bit O’ The Bard: Fair And Foul.”
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Things to do July 17-23: Kane and DuPage county fairs, Lake Zurich Alpine Fest, Sugar Grove Corn Boil and moreJul 14, 2026 5:59 pm - Mark your calendar for the Kane and DuPage county fairs, Lake Zurich Alpine Fest, Rotary Fest in Elk Grove Village, Vernon Hills Days, Naper Nights Concert Series, Sugar Grove Corn Boil, Lombard Brew Fest and more.
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‘An inspiration’: Activist, teacher and rock mom Mary Morello has died at 102Jul 14, 2026 4:04 pm - Mary Morello, an international activist and retired Libertyville High School teacher who became known to generations of music fans as guitar virtuoso Tom Morello’s mom and biggest booster, has died.