Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Concerts April 17-23: Los Lonely Boys, Soulja Boy, Bow Wow and moreApr 15, 2026 8:14 am - Upcoming concerts include Los Lonely Boys at the Genesee Theatre, Soulja Boy at The Vixen, The Boys 4 Life Tour at Chicago’s United Center and more.
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakes, Shattered Globe, Facility and Steppenwolf stage premieresApr 15, 2026 8:11 am - Jason Alexander directs Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s premiere of “Fault” starring Enrico Colantoni, Strawdog Theatre stages a play about Shakespeare’s Ophelia, and the national tour of “The Great Gatsby” stops at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre.
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Best Bets: Jessie Mueller, ‘Masters of the Mic,’ Lyric’s ‘safronia’ and moreApr 14, 2026 2:37 pm - Tony Award-winner Jessie Mueller headlines Schaumburg’s Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, Doug E. Fresh joins hip-hop artists in “Masters of the Mic” at Chicago’s The Auditorium, and Lyric Opera concludes its season with the premiere of “safronia.”
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New Philharmonic announces 50th anniversary seasonApr 13, 2026 3:00 pm - The New Philharmonic’s 50th anniversary season includes celebrations of Italian and Scottish music as well as a tribute to Academy Award-winning composer John Williams on his 95th birthday.
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Things to do April 17-23: Rick Springfield, Central States Numismatic Society Convention, Earth Day events and moreApr 13, 2026 12:30 pm - Add these to your calendar this week: Rick Springfield at the Genesee Theatre, the Central States Numismatic Society Convention at the Schaumburg Convention Center, Earth Day events in several suburbs and more.
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‘Radium Girls’ brings historic labor fight to Glenbard West stageApr 13, 2026 10:54 am - Glenbard West Theatre will present "Radium Girls" on April 16-18. The play tells the true story of female workers at U.S. Radium Corp. in the 1920s who fell ill from painting watches with radium, following Grace's fight for justice in court.
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Lyric Opera announces upcoming seasonApr 10, 2026 2:15 pm - Classic revivals, the Chicago premiere of a Pulitzer Prize-winner and the return of the summer musical are among the highlights of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2026-2027 season.
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Broadway-ready: Goodman’s magnificent ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ primed for a post-Chicago runApr 09, 2026 8:35 am - For August Wilson fans, or any theater fans for that matter, Goodman’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a must-see revival.
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Northwest Choral Society to perform Vaughan Williams works in Des PlainesApr 08, 2026 1:12 pm - Northwest Choral Society’s 2025-26 concert season concludes at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Plaines, with a program of works by the 20th-century English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Concerts April 10-16: Florence + The Machine, BoDeans, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Taylor Dane and moreApr 08, 2026 10:22 am - Upcoming concerts include Florence + The Machine at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Event Center at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, BoDeans at the Paramount, Taylor Dayne at Joe’s Live in Rosemont and more.