Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Martin Lawrence returns to Chicago: ‘Just here to make you laugh’Sep 18, 2026 3:54 pm - Chicago isn’t the first stop on Martin Lawrence’s new tour, which brings him to the Arie Crown Theater on Friday, Sept. 25, but he says the city is always top of mind. “If it wasn’t for Chicago stamping me and giving me the OK,” Lawrence said, “I wouldn’t have been known in all the households around the world.”
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Marriott Theatre’s 2027 season includes premiere of children’s tuner ‘Hansel & Gretel: Off The Grid’Sep 17, 2026 11:13 am - Marriott Theatre recently announced its 2027 season, which includes five main stage musicals and three children’s productions, one of which is a world premiere.
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Bad Momz of Comedy adds second Downtown Wheaton show due to high demandSep 17, 2026 12:59 am - Due to high ticket demand, Bad Momz of Comedy added a second show on Oct. 6 in downtown Wheaton. The comedy group features four professional mom comedians.
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Wego Drama kicks off a ‘Timeless’ season with ‘30 Plays in 60 Minutes,’ a Neo-Futurist showSep 16, 2026 5:09 pm - On Sept. 18-19, West Chicago Community High School's Wego Drama celebrates the school building's 100th anniversary with “30/60: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes,” an original show created in partnership with Neo-Futurist Theatre. The original plays embody Neo-Futurist principles of truth, honesty and brevity.
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Big laughs, hard truths: Citadel Theatre delivers both in hilarious ‘Eureka Day’Sep 16, 2026 8:35 am - Citadel Theatre stages a laugh-out-loud revival of Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day,” which skewers woke culture, illiberal liberals and the debate over vaccine mandates.
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Al Larson Cultural Center’s season opens Sept. 19 with Neil Diamond tributeSep 15, 2026 6:35 pm - Al Larson Cultural Center's 2026-27 season opens Sept. 19 with Broadway's Eric Gutman performing Neil Diamond hits, followed by monthly comedy shows, tribute performances including Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton, and holiday productions like "The Nutcracker" running Dec. 3-13.
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Best Bests: Common headlines free Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags serves up scaresSep 15, 2026 12:03 pm - Common headlines a free concert Saturday during Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags Great America opens Fright Fest, Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Cleve Carney Art Museum debuts “Linework: Chicago Comics and Community.”
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Spotlight: Rhino Fest returns for its 37th yearSep 15, 2026 7:24 am - The Rhinoceros Theater Festival returns for its 37th year, Morton Arboretum’s walking plays series resumes with an adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” and Theatre Y presents the Chicago premiere of a two-hander “I Am the Wind.”
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Writers’ monumental ‘Leopoldstadt’ takes top honors at equity Jeff AwardsSep 14, 2026 11:15 pm - Writers Theatre’s regional premiere of Tom Stoppard’s sprawling, semiautobiographical drama “Leopoldstad” earned five equity Joseph Jefferson Awards Monday, more than any other production.
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Concerts Sept. 18-24: Riot Fest, Phoebe Bridgers, Tim McGraw, Weezer and moreSep 14, 2026 5:20 pm - Upcoming concerts include Riot Fest in Chicago, Phoebe Bridgers at the United Center, Tim McGraw at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Weezer at the United Center and more.