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Fantastic ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ inaugurates new Stolp Island TheatreJul 24, 2024 5:27 pm - An intimate and still rollicking revival of “Million Dollar Quartet” settles in for a long run at Aurora’s new Stolp Island Theatre.
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Spotlight: See Shakespeare as originally performed during Elgin’s Unrehearsed Shakespeare FestivalJul 23, 2024 8:45 am - Experience Shakespeare’s plays as his acting company originally performed them this weekend during Elgin’s Unrehearsed Shakespeare Festival.
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Noteworthy performances propel Northlight’s ‘2 Pianos, 4 Hands’Jul 19, 2024 10:48 am - Northlight Theatre concludes its season on a high note, with a musically dazzling revival of the play-with-music “2 Pianos, 4 Hands.”
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Hot ticket: Metropolis’ rafter-rattling ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ worth every pennyJul 17, 2024 2:53 pm - Music and theater fans who are considering attending Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s marvelous “Million Dollar Quartet”: Get your tickets now before it’s too late.
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Spotlight: Copley revives ‘Peter Pan’ prequel; Chicago Shakes presents ‘Lord of the Rings’ tuner in U.S. premiereJul 16, 2024 5:26 pm - Copley Theatre commences its third season with “Peter and the Starcatcher,” and Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the U.S. premiere of “The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale.”
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Muhammad Ali musical to premiere in Chicago next yearJul 10, 2024 5:03 pm - “Ali,” the new bio-musical celebrating one of the nation’s most beloved athletes, will premiere in Chicago next year.
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‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ boasts Broadway-ready melodies, but plot threads need attentionJul 10, 2024 4:16 pm - Goodman Theatre’s world premiere of the musical adaptation of John Berendt’s bestselling novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” sounds gorgeous and looks lovely. And once the creatives tie up the plot threads, it may well be Broadway-bound.
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Spotlight: Family-friendly ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus’ opens at MarriottJul 08, 2024 5:26 pm - A pigeon gets the chance of a lifetime in Marriott Theatre’s young audiences production of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus;” while Winnie-the-Pooh and friends converge at the Morton Arboretum for a production of “House at Pooh Corner.”
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A recipe for success: Writers’ ‘The Hot Wing King’ a tasty slice of lifeJul 05, 2024 1:32 pm - Writers Theatre delivers a hearty serving of Black love in all its incarnations in its Chicago-area premiere of “The Hot Wing King.”
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Joyful ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ a fitting tribute to jazz masterJul 03, 2024 10:40 am - All hail Fats Waller. Drury Lane Theatre’s jubilant, beautifully sung revival of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is a fitting tribute to the pioneering jazz pianist.
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