Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Love letters: Metropolis’ charming ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ chronicles wartime romanceJul 30, 2025 9:30 am - David Moreland and Isabelle Muthiah play two people who fall in love through letters they write each other during World War II in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s production of the epistolary dramedy “Dear Jack, Dear Louise.”
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Things to do Aug. 1-7: Lollapalooza, National Night Out events, Warrenville Summer Daze and moreJul 29, 2025 4:50 pm - Mark your calendar for Lollapalooza, National Night Out events, North Aurora Days, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Warrenville Summer Daze, Festival of the Arts in Libertyville and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: Tony Award-winning ‘Parade’ plays CIBC TheatreJul 29, 2025 11:48 am - The national tour of the 2023 Tony Award-winning musical “Parade” plays Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. Meanwhile in Skokie, Music Theater Works revives the beloved “Fiddler on the Roof.”
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Best Bets: Movies by moonlight at Cantigny, Destination Asia at Morton ArboretumJul 28, 2025 4:41 pm - Watching movies in the moonlight at Cantigny, listening to The New Philharmonic at McAninch Arts Center’s Lakeside Pavilion and celebrating Asian culture at the Morton Arboretum are some notable events happening this weekend in the suburbs.
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Moody Blues bassist John Lodge keeps his drive as a singer in a rock and roll bandJul 28, 2025 1:23 pm - John Lodge, bass player and vocalist for the legendary British band The Moody Blues, brings his “Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” tour to St. Charles Aug. 6 and Des Plaines Aug. 7.
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Brothers at odds: Paramount Theatre delivers superbly acted revival of Sam Shepard’s classic ‘True West’Jul 25, 2025 11:48 am - Paramount Theatre’s “True West” feels less overtly menacing than other productions of the Sam Shepard classic, but director Jim Corti’s superb revival is every bit as engrossing.
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Celebration of a life: Northlight’s emotional ‘Twisted Melodies’ salutes soul legend Donny HathawayJul 23, 2025 2:45 pm - Northlight Theatre presents “Twisted Melodies,” a solo show by actor/writer Kelvin Roston Jr. that celebrates the life of seminal soul singer/composer/arranger Donny Hathaway.
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Sparkling ‘Legally Blonde’ musical opens July 25 at Summer Place TheaterJul 23, 2025 10:55 am - Summer Place Theatre presents "Legally Blonde: The Musical," following Elle Woods' journey to Harvard Law School. The show will be July 25 to Aug. 3 in Naperville.
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Concerts July 25-31: Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms, Chubby Checker, Lollapalooza and moreJul 22, 2025 1:33 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms with the Spin Doctors, Chubby Checker, Lollapalooza and more.
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CSO performs suburban composer’s concerto at RaviniaJul 22, 2025 11:03 am - This weekend in the suburbs: CSO performs Schaumburg High School grad Tim Corpus’ “The Great Lake Concerto” at Ravinia; dance ensemble The Seldoms performs “Superbloom” at the Chicago Botanic Garden; Joan Jett and Stone Temple Pilots headline a charity concert in Woodstock.