Articles filed under Performing Arts
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22 local food and drink fests to check out before summer endsJul 15, 2025 8:39 am - Have a favorite summer food — or drink? There’s probably a suburban or city fest devoted to it. Here’s a look at 22 coming over the next several weeks.
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Spotlight: Metropolis revives epistolary love story ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’Jul 14, 2025 2:48 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre stages Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” Chicago Shakespeare Theater premieres Lauren Gunderson’s new play “Billie Jean,” and long-form improvisers TJ Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi return to Goodman Theatre.
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Best Bets: Comedian shares his life’s stories, Cantigny fetes French cultureJul 14, 2025 12:48 pm - Comedian Steve Solomon shares his life stories in Skokie, Cantigny celebrates French culture in Wheaton and Chicago’s iO Theater welcomes sketch-comedy troupes from around the country.
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Lake Park High theater camp to put on ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’Jul 14, 2025 12:00 pm - Students at Lake Park High School summer theater camp will go tumbling down the rabbit hole in a musical adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” on Thursday, July 17.
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Musicians, mutts scheduled to perform at Schaumburg’s Prairie Center for the ArtsJul 11, 2025 4:13 pm - Tickets are on sale for fall performances — including concerts, holiday and family-friendly events — at Schaumburg’s Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.
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‘Chicago is my favorite city’: Broadway star Kathy Voytko returns to second home for ‘Beauty and the Beast’ roleJul 11, 2025 6:15 am - After seeing “Les Misérables” on tour in high school, Kathy Voytko was utterly captivated. She turned to her mom and said, “I think I want to do that.” Now, Voytko is a Broadway star who’s playing Mrs. Potts in “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace.
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St. James Theatre to present ‘Matilda the Musical’Jul 10, 2025 12:55 pm - St. James Theatre in Arlington Heights will present Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical” July 10-20.
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Concerts July 11-17: Kesha and Scissor Sisters, Alabama Shakes, Primus, Juanes and moreJul 09, 2025 4:26 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Primus, Kesha and Scissor Sisters, Todd Rundgren and more.
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Schaumburg Summer Theatre opens 35th season with ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ musicalJul 09, 2025 11:34 am - The Schaumburg Summer Theatre is celebrating its 35th season with the Tony Award-winning musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” running July 25 to Aug. 3 at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Best Bets: Gary Sinise, Lt. Dan Band headline veterans benefit at Wheaton’s CantignyJul 09, 2025 9:52 am - Actor/activist Gary Sinise performs a benefit for disabled veterans at Cantigny in Wheaton, comedian Pat McGann headlines the Raue Center, and bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks plays Ravinia’s Carousel Stage.