Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Reimagined ‘Fraggle Rock’ a production for all agesFeb 27, 2025 4:00 pm - The whimsical, underground world of Fraggle Rock comes to life once again with puppeteers and self-proclaimed fanatics of the 1980s-era popular children’s TV show delivering a live performance to capture audiences of all ages.
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West Aurora’s 17th annual Fine Arts Festival returns March 1Feb 26, 2025 12:41 pm - West Aurora Unit District 129’s 17th annual Fine Arts Festival returns on Saturday, March 1, to showcase hundreds of graphic and performing artists.
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Concerts Feb. 28 to March 6: TobyMac, Herman’s Hermits, LANCO and moreFeb 26, 2025 8:09 am - Upcoming concerts this week include TobyMac at NOW Arena, plus Herman’s Hermits, The Righteous Brothers, LANCO and more.
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Premieres, stars on tap for Goodman Theatre’s centennial seasonFeb 25, 2025 7:10 pm - Cheers for 100 years (and to the next 100). Goodman Theatre announced its centennial season featuring world premieres and stars of stage and screen.
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Things to do Feb. 28 to March 6: Chicago Golf Show, Northern Illinois Boat Show and moreFeb 25, 2025 11:19 am - Mark your calendar for the Northern Illinois Boat Show, the Chicago Golf Show, Jurassic Quest at Chicago’s Navy Pier and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: BET premieres tuner ‘Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe’Feb 25, 2025 10:43 am - Black Ensemble Theater stages the original semiautobiographical “Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe,” Still Point Theatre Collective hosts the first Social Change Theater Festival, and Music Theater Works revives “Guys and Dolls.”
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Best Bets: ‘Fraggle Rock’ live, Monster Jam, Tom Segura, Ballet FolklóricoFeb 25, 2025 6:27 am - “Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock” tours to Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre, the Monster Jam roars back into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Music of the Baroque memorializes Christian martyrs in Handel’s “Theodora” in Skokie and Chicago.
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‘Mary Poppins’ flying into Metropolis Performing Arts Centre featuring suburban child actorsFeb 22, 2025 8:14 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is reimagining one of Disney’s most beloved children’s characters with “Mary Poppins — A Staged Concert,” a musical showcasing cross-gender castings, developing community and proving how many possibilities can fit in a certain nanny’s famous bag.
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Ron Onesti: ‘The Wanderers’ have found their placeFeb 21, 2025 7:00 am - Just about 20 years ago, a dad and his two sons embarked upon a journey that began in the Bronx and who ultimately became some of the brightest stars on the Las Vegas strip.
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Starry, solid ‘Betrayal’: Go for the celebs, stay for one of Chicago’s ownFeb 19, 2025 5:41 pm - Goodman Theatre’s twice-extended “Betrayal” is one hot ticket. No surprise there considering its cast: Oscar- and Emmy Award-winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award-winner Robert Sean Leonard and Chicago’s own Ian Barford.