Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre revives Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘South Pacific’Apr 21, 2026 2:22 pm - Paramount Theatre stages “South Pacific,” Lifeline Theatre premieres the rock musical “Loki,” Metropolis Performing Arts Centre stages “The Wedding Singer,” and Raven Theatre presents its first musical, the a cappella tuner “Octet.”
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Best Bets: Great America opening, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest and Hannibal BuressApr 21, 2026 12:01 pm - Great America opens for its 50th season, Long Grove hosts its annual craft beer festival, Aurora’s Venue salutes storied Chicago blues label Delmark Records, and comedian Hannibal Buress headlines the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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Things to do April 24-30: Cirque Italia, Fear No Art Festival, final performances of ‘Hamilton’ and moreApr 21, 2026 9:17 am - Mark your calendar for Cirque Italia’s Atlantis Water Circus in Aurora, College of Lake County’s Fear No Art Festival, the last weekend of “Hamilton” at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre, the Central States Numismatic Society Convention in Schaumburg and more.
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Aurora’s RiverEdge Park expands summer lineupApr 20, 2026 4:43 pm - The bands Third Eye Blind and Six One Five Collected have been added to RiverEdge Park’s summer concert series.
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Glenbard South Theatre puts on ‘All Shook Up’ musical April 23-25Apr 20, 2026 2:54 pm - Glenbard South High School presents "All Shook Up," a Elvis Presley jukebox musical running April 23-25, featuring student performers in a comedic tale of mistaken identities and romance set in 1955.
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Elgin Community College Theatre to present Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’Apr 20, 2026 12:18 pm - Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” will ignite the stage this spring in Elgin Community College Theatre’s adaptation of the 1953 novel, running Friday, April 24, to Sunday, May 3, in the college’s SecondSpace Theatre.
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‘Stay gold, Ponyboy’: Maine West to present ‘The Outsiders’Apr 20, 2026 11:36 am - Maine West High School’s Fine Arts Department will present its spring play, “The Outsiders,” April 23-25 in Des Plaines.
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Lake Park tackles bullying and belonging in ‘Mean Girls’ musicalApr 20, 2026 11:29 am - Lake Park High School presents "Mean Girls - High School Edition" on April 23-25, featuring over 60 students in a contemporary adaptation of the popular story.
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Summer Fun Guide: June 1-15Apr 18, 2026 8:14 pm - Sunday, June 1 48th annual Elgin Valley Fox Trot: 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 1, at Grove Avenue and Ann Street, Elgin. Both courses are new in 2025 with a downhill f...
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Marriott’s ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ a rockin’ tribute to the KingApr 17, 2026 2:51 pm - Elvis Presley’s greatest hits, zestfully performed by Marriott Theatre’s ensemble, and Taylor Hanes’ thoughtful interpretation of the King of Rock ‘n Roll, “Heartbreak Hotel” for the music, stay for Taylor Hanes’ thoughtful interpretation of the King of Rock ‘n Roll.