Articles filed under Performing Arts
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‘Six Stories Up at the Zoo’ features Hanover Park seventh-grader and a Woodridge actressNov 04, 2025 5:33 pm - In Tellin’ Tales Theatre’s “Six Stories Up at the Zoo,” six middle school students visit the Wienerbury Zoo, a sanctuary for animals with differences: a dwarf giraffe, a vegan lion and a wolf who can’t howl among others.
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Concerts Nov. 7-13: Ben Folds, Halsey, Maroon 5 and moreNov 04, 2025 2:48 pm - Upcoming concerts include Ben Folds at the Genesee Theatre, Halsey at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Maroon 5 at the United Center and more.
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Best bets: Classical instrumentalists, cabaret crooners, performance artists headline Elgin venuesNov 04, 2025 12:37 pm - In store in Elgin this weekend: classical music, cabaret entertainers and a festival showcasing female and nonbinary artists. Also, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry opens its annual holiday tree display and the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir headlines the McAninch Arts Center.
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Romeo and Juliet’s tragic love story comes to Geneva High SchoolNov 03, 2025 11:08 pm - Geneva High School is staging the classic Shakespeare play "Romeo and Juliet" on Nov. 13-15. It tells of the tragic love story between Romeo and Juliet, members of two feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets.
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ECC’s Club Cabaret is back with ‘Make ‘Em Laugh’ Nov. 21-22Nov 03, 2025 4:38 pm - Club Cabaret returns to the ECC Arts Center with an intimate and sophisticated ambiance. The season opens on Nov. 21-22 with "Make 'Em Laugh," a salute to Broadway's wittiest moments featuring vocalist Tommy Hensel and special guests.
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Things to do Nov. 7-13: Chicago Toy & Game Fair, Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, Veterans Day events and moreNov 03, 2025 9:11 am - Make plans for the Grayslake Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair in Rosemont, Veterans Day events throughout the suburbs and more.
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Metea Valley Theater puts on Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’Oct 31, 2025 1:49 am - Metea Valley Theater presents Shakespeare's "Macbeth" from Nov. 6-8, exploring ambition, power, and guilt through the story of a Scottish general who becomes king through murder and treachery.
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Commanding performance: Janus Theatre’s streamlined ‘Merchant’ packs a punch and so does its leading ladyOct 29, 2025 3:12 pm - Janus Theatre delivers a streamlined “Merchant of Venice” defined by a ferocious performance from Susan P. Anderson as the much-abused, vindictive Shylock.
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Barrington’s Parker Players presents the surreal comedy ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’Oct 29, 2025 1:47 pm - Parker Players Theater Company continues its production of Sarah Ruhl's "Dead Man's Cell Phone" through Nov. 9 at The Barrington. The play explores the ripple effects when a woman answers a dead stranger's ringing cell phone, leading her on a surreal journey.
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Elgin fundraiser to honor Risé Jones, welcome Hamilton Wings’ new directorOct 29, 2025 1:14 pm - A fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 1, will pay tribute to Hamilton Wings’ late director Risé Jones and welcome her successor, Brittany Barber.