Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Property-line dispute sparks neighbors’ border war in BTE’s first-rate ‘Native Gardens’Feb 10, 2025 2:08 pm - Was the speaker in the Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” right? Do good fences make good neighbors? Check out Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s brisk, well-acted revival of “Native Gardens” and find out.
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‘Fool for Love’ triumphantly reteams Steppenwolf with playwright Sam ShepardFeb 10, 2025 1:19 pm - Sam Shepard’s thrilling “Fool for Love” is more than just any old spat between former lovers. It taps into all kinds of mythic tropes, which is evident in director Jeremy Herrin’s visceral take, now being revived for the first time in four decades by Steppenwolf Theatre.
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Larkin dancers to bring ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillars’ to life on stageFeb 10, 2025 12:35 pm - Larkin High School’s VPAA Dance Academy will present a dancing adaptation of “The Very Hungry Caterpillars” in its annual “Bring a Book to Life” performance.
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Maine East students to bring the magical musical ‘Matilda’ to the stageFeb 07, 2025 2:21 pm - Maine East is putting on “Matilda the Musical” with a company of 170 students, including a children’s choir. The production includes a behind-the-scenes event with chocolate cupcakes.
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Drury Lane revives Carole King bio-tunerFeb 07, 2025 1:42 pm - The bio-tuner’s terrific score propels Drury Lane Theatre’s revival of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.”
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Ron Onesti: Backstage with ‘The Boss’Feb 07, 2025 4:30 am - While moving a stack of posters that lay atop an old pot I needed for an event I was cooking for, a backstage laminate fell to the ground. It was from a night I’ll never forget — with Bruce Springsteen.
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Need a chuckle? ‘Broadway Laughs’ to bring funny songs to Schaumburg’s Prairie CenterFeb 05, 2025 12:39 pm - A revue of the funniest musical comedy numbers to hit the stage will be performed in “Broadway Laughs” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8, at Schaumburg’s Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg.
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‘We’re the heart sellers’: Effervescent performances animate Northlight’s poignant revivalFeb 05, 2025 9:46 am - Silence speaks volumes in Northlight’s charming revival of “The Heart Sellers,” featuring the ideally cast Aja Alcazar and Seoyoung Park as the endlessly likable strangers turned friends who give each other the support to thrive in their adopted homeland.
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Concerts Feb. 7-13: The Buckinghams, 2 Chainz and Jeezy, 10,000 Maniacs and moreFeb 04, 2025 9:54 am - Upcoming concerts this week include American Pop featuring The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and The Box Tops; Benjamin Ingrosso; 2 Chainz and Jeezy; 10,000 Maniacs; Ivy Ford Band and more.
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Explore ‘The Enchanted Bookshop’ at Maine SouthFeb 04, 2025 8:48 am - Fairy tale characters come alive to save a struggling bookshop in Maine South's comedy play "The Enchanted Bookshop" on Feb. 6-8.