Performing Arts
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TimeLine's four-star 'What the Constitution Means to Me' as timely as everMay 17, 2023 11:00 pm - “What the Constitution Means to Me” - ★ ★ ★ ★ A sense of urgency underscores “What the Constitution Means to Me,” Heidi Schreck's thought-provoking examination of the Co...
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Best Bets: Andrea Bocelli, Schaumburg Boomers, Natalie Merchant and moreMay 17, 2023 6:00 am - Chocolate delights Attention chocolate lovers, Long Grove hosts its annual Chocolate Fest this weekend. Festivities take place downtown in the area of 145 Old McHenry Ro...
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Village Theatre Guild's new production opening May 19 asks what about 'The Children'May 16, 2023 11:00 pm - The Village Theatre Guild is wrapping up its 2023 season by presenting the 2018 Tony Award nominee for Best Play, "The Children" by Lucy Kirkwood. This quizzical, funny,...
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Wheaton Warrenville South shines in 'High School Musical' May 18-20May 15, 2023 11:00 pm - This weekend, Wheaton Warrenville South High School's Performing Arts Department is presenting its much-anticipated production of "Disney's High School Musical." Based ...
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'Star Wars' comedy show coming to Steel Beam May 19 and 21May 14, 2023 11:00 pm - "The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy of her Dreams" is a one-woman comedy that has been packing houses in Chicago. Now the show is coming ...
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Spotlight: Court Theatre revives 'Gospel at Colonus'May 12, 2023 6:00 am - Kane Rep returns Kane Repertory Theatre returns with "On An Average Day," John Kolvenbach's two-hander about estranged brothers who reunite to examine their shared, trag...
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Star power: Metropolis' stellar 'Ragtime' cast makes an impressionMay 11, 2023 10:15 am - “Ragtime” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Chicago-area theatergoers may not be familiar with the singer/actors performing in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's first-rate revival of “Ragtime...
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Things to do May 12-18: Tulip fests, Lombard Lilac Time, Maifest, concerts and moreMay 10, 2023 6:00 am - Before Friday Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, through June 4. Shuttles leave from the ...
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Inverness ballerina on the verge of making her dream a realityMay 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Alyssa Casey has been dancing almost from the time she could walk. "Dance came naturally to me," said the Barrington High School junior, who was about 18-months-old whe...
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Best bets: Ruben and Clay, Lizzo, Bad Momz of Comedy, Van Gogh at the Art InstituteMay 09, 2023 6:00 am - Maifest in Long Grove Can't wait until Oktoberfest? Don your lederhosen and toast the spring weather during Buffalo Creek Brewing's inaugural Maifest, featuring oompah b...