Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Spotlight: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ comedy comes to Chicago for a short runFeb 20, 2024 11:43 am - Rob McClure reprises his role as the titular nanny in the national tour of “Mrs. Doubtfire,” while Steel Beam Theatre stages a benefit production of “Love Letters,” this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Best Bets: Michael and Angela Ingersoll bring cabaret show to the MetropolisFeb 20, 2024 11:26 am - Michael and Angela Ingersoll headline the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Hubbard Street Dance Company opens its winter residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Lake County Craft Beer Festival hosts its ninth annual tasting event Sunday.
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Schaumburg’s Black History Month play begins new era with ‘Cadillac Crew’ Feb. 24Feb 16, 2024 7:13 pm - Schaumburg’s 25-year tradition of a Black History Month play begins a new chapter next weekend as longtime director, frequent writer and village native Maurice D. Proffit...
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St. James students performing ‘The Wizard of Oz’ this weekendFeb 14, 2024 4:10 pm - Middle school students from St. James School in Arlington Heights will perform “The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition” this weekend.
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Chicago actress follows dad’s footsteps in more ways than oneFeb 14, 2024 2:17 pm - Actress Isabel Quintero is more like her late father, broadcaster Oscar Quintero, than even she realized. Like him, Quintero — currently appearing in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s young adults series “a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)” — initially pursued a career in broadcasting.
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Things to do Feb. 16-22: Chicago Auto Show, RV and Camping Show, The Drifters and moreFeb 13, 2024 12:55 pm - The Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, the Chicago RV and Camping Show in Rosemont, The Drifters performing at North Central College and Brick Fest Live in Grayslake are just a few entertaining events happening this weekend.
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Spotlight: American Blues Theater’s ‘Reclamation’ examines history, identityFeb 13, 2024 12:27 pm - American Blues Theater stages the Chicago premiere of “The Reclamation of Madison Hemings,” while Marriott Theatre presents the family-friendly turner “James and the Giant Peach.”
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Best Bets: Lewis Black is back, for the last timeFeb 13, 2024 5:45 am - Comedian Lewis Black continues his farewell tour at Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre, the immersive Titanic exhibition opens at Old Orchard Shopping Center, and singer Gerald McClendon headlines The Venue in Aurora.
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Ooh, baby! Cast of GreenMan Theatre’s ‘Murder on the DeLorean Express’ mystery expands by oneFeb 10, 2024 8:07 pm - “Is it a girl, or a boy?” That’s one of the surprising questions theatergoers will be asking as they time travel through GreenMan Theatre’s murder mystery dinner, “Murde...
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‘Love Letters’ fundraiser for Steel Beam Theatre marks stage reunion decades in the makingFeb 09, 2024 11:12 pm - “Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney is regarded as a modern romantic masterpiece. Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles is using the play and two high-profile stars in a special li...