Theater
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Marriott Theatre stages new musical 'Darling Grenadine' inspired by real life
Jun 21, 2019 6:20 AM - Creative inspiration doesn't keep regular hours. "It all comes at once ... out of nowhere," said singer/songwriter Daniel Zaitchik, whose new musical "Darling Grenadine" -- inspired partly by his life -- begins previews Wednesday, June 26, at Marriott Theatre. -
Theater events: 'La Havana Madrid' gets extended through June 30
Jun 21, 2019 6:00 AM - Marriott Theatre stages the Midwest premiere of "Darling Grenadine," Pride Films and Plays stages the satirical "Grindr the Opera," and "La Havana Madrid" and "Southern Gothic" get extensions this week in Chicago-area theater. -
Going Dutch Festival celebrates female voice in the arts
Jun 19, 2019 11:06 AM - Side Street Studio Arts will hold its 9th annual Going Dutch Festival, a celebration of the female voice in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts, Friday-Sunday, June 21-23, in various locations around downtown Elgin. -
Elgin Shakespeare Project presents unrehearsed 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Jun 19, 2019 10:11 AM - Elgin Shakespeare Project will present Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" unrehearsed June 22-23 at the Elgin Artspace Lofts. -
Theater spotlight: Comedian Rajiv Satyal skewers politicians in new stand-up show in Naperville
Jun 18, 2019 6:00 AM - Comedian Rajiv Satyal skewers politicians in his stand-up show "The Man in the Middle," Janus Theatre delivers Shakespeare unrehearsed, and North Shore Center salutes Simon Wiesenthal, this week in suburban theater. -
Musical theater campers to get a taste of BroadwayJun 17, 2019 11:52 AM - Elmhurst native and Chicago theater professional Helen Knudsen returns home for three weeks this summer to offer musical theater classes to young acting and music enthusiasts entering grades four through nine.
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Weekend picks: Catch creatures both cute and creepy at All Animal Expo
Jun 16, 2019 7:23 AM - See exotic reptiles and cute critters at the All Animal Expo at the DuPage County Fairgrounds; Brickworld Chicago showcases Lego creations in Schaumburg; Theo Ubique Cabaret revives "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," and other fun events. -
Weekend picks: Coco Montoya plays Blues on the Fox; Scottish Fest; PIQNIQ music fest
Jun 15, 2019 7:41 AM - The Scottish Festival and Highland Games returns to Itasca, the 23rd annual Blues on the Fox music fest takes over Aurora's RiverEdge Park, State and Madison and Marina City play Short Fuse's anniversary bash, and many other fun events. -
Barrington's White House presents summer season of cultural arts events
Jun 14, 2019 2:25 PM - Barrington's White House will present its first summer season of cultural events beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, with "Comics, Sleuths and Heroes of Old-Time Radio" by the TesserAct Theatre Ensemble. -
Theater events: Otherworld presents 'Bring the Beat Back'; Christopher Titus tells tales
Jun 14, 2019 9:00 AM - Christopher Titus brings "Stories I Shouldn't Tell" to the Raue Center for the Arts, Third Eye presents the rarely staged opera "Stitch" and the Artistic Home examines early computing in "Ada and the Engine."
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