Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best bets: ESO in concert, Bluey on stageApr 30, 2024 2:23 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s masterful 9th Symphony in Elgin, while preschool favorite Bluey and her pals romp onstage at the Auditorium Theatre.
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Things to do May 3-9: The Guess Who, Herman’s Hermits, art shows and moreApr 29, 2024 4:35 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by The Guess Who, Herman’s Hermits and Jim Messina; art shows in Bartlett, Elmhurst, Aurora and Lisle; and more happening this week.
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ESO finishes 74th season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as the masterwork celebrates its 200th anniversaryApr 29, 2024 11:58 am - Beethoven’s last symphonic work, Symphony No. 9, premiered 200 years ago on May 7, 1824, in Vienna, Austria. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will wrap up its 74th season wi...
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Here we go again! Streamwood High alumna headlines ‘Mamma Mia!’ for 25th anniversary national tourApr 26, 2024 11:11 am - Streamwood High School alumna Christine Sherrill is having many full-circle moments during the 25th anniversary tour of “Mamma Mia!” She’s starring as leading lady Donna Sheridan in the jukebox musical returning to Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre for a three weeks beginning Tuesday, April 30.
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Tickets for Chicago stop of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ go on sale May 13Apr 25, 2024 3:15 pm - Tickets for the Chicago leg of the national tour of Tony Award-winning “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” go on sale Monday, May 13. The tuner begins performances at the James M. Nederlander Theatre Sept. 10.
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Bringing music to the community: DuPage Symphony celebrates 70 yearsApr 25, 2024 11:44 am - In its 70th year, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra is still finding ways to go “above and beyond” to share its love for music with the community. For its season finale on Ma...
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Metea Valley High theater to open ‘Shrek the Musical’ with April 25 previewApr 24, 2024 11:31 am - Metea Valley High School theater will be bringing a message of acceptance and being true to oneself with their spring production, “Shrek the Musical.” This heartwarming ...
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GreenMan Theatre to hold auditions for fall production of ‘The Prom’ on May 25-26Apr 24, 2024 11:00 am - Those interested in acting, dancing and singing in GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s production of the inspiring, award-winning musical comedy “The Prom” are invited to audition ...
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Two bruised, lonely people find love in poignant ‘Brooklyn Laundry’Apr 24, 2024 10:27 am - Two lonely people with a lifetime of baggage take the first tentative steps toward love in “Brooklyn Laundry,” a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner John Patrick Shanley in a rolling premiere at Northlight Theatre.
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Things to do April 26-May 2: Tulip fests, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest, Natasha Leggero, Arbor Day events and moreApr 23, 2024 3:02 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival, performances by Natasha Leggero and Victor Manuelle, Arbor Day events in Arlington Heights and Lisle and more happening this week.