Performing Arts
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Metea Valley Theatre puts on second annual children's show, 'The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf'Sep 26, 2023 11:00 pm - "The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf" will kick off the Metea Valley Theater season. The second annual children's show is fun for all ages. The Wolf: villain or victim? The T...
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Broadway in Chicago's fall marked by return of 'Hamilton,' 'The Wiz' and new Broadway-bound tunersSep 26, 2023 6:00 am - If the return of "Hamilton" isn't enough for theater lovers, Broadway in Chicago has added several new, Broadway-bound musicals as well as a revival of "The Wiz" in its ...
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Northlight's 'Birthday Candles' a sweet reflection of an ordinary life, well-livedSep 25, 2023 5:00 pm - “Birthday Candles” — ★ ★ ★ We meet Ernestine Ashworth, the woman around whom Noah Haidle's “Birthday Candles” centers, on her 17th birthday as she declares herself...
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Chicago's upcoming opera season is one worth singing aboutSep 25, 2023 6:00 am - Chicago opera fans have a lot to be excited about this season. There are plenty of starry singers and conductors making their debuts with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, whi...
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GreenMan Theatre's 'Behind the Scenes with the Green' workshop to showcase volunteer opportunitiesSep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Find out what goes on behind the curtain at GreenMan Theatre Troupe of Elmhurst's "Behind the Scenes with the Green" workshop on Sunday, Oct. 1. It will begin at 2 p.m. ...
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COD College Theater makes a connection to dark comedy 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' Oct. 5-15Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater presents "Dead Man's Cell Phone," Sarah Ruhl's wildly imaginative odyssey of a woman confronting her assumptions about morality, on Oct...
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Film, TV veteran Joey Slotnick returns to the stage in TimeLine/Broadway in Chicago's 'The Lehman Trilogy'Sep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Joey Slotnick has his Chicago-area friends to thank, in part at least, for his role in TimeLine Theatre and Broadway in Chicago's much-anticipated regional premiere of "...
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12 for fall: During challenging times, suburban and Chicago theaters persevereSep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Closures, canceled seasons, shortened runs and staff reductions have impacted theaters locally and nationwide. First Folio Theatre closed earlier this year after 26 year...
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Inaugural 312 Comedy Fest brings top standup comics to suburbs and ChicagoSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - As traditional live performances have picked up over the course of the last two years following the pandemic, few artforms have thrived in quite the way stand-up comedy ...
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Moving milestones: A plethora of dance performances grace Chicago stages this fallSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - Chicago is a magnet for world-class dance. Not only is the Windy City home to many famed troupes that have specialized in ballet, modern and folk dance traditions, Chica...