Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Things to do Nov. 8-14: Veterans Day events, Chicago Toy & Game Fair and moreNov 05, 2024 7:44 pm - Mark your calendar for Veterans Day observances throughout the suburbs, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Brew It Forward in Wheaton, violinist Rachel Barton Pine performing with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Patinkin, Grody at the MAC, Maniscalco at United Center, Winkler in WoodstockNov 05, 2024 2:30 pm - Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody share personal stories at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, Sebastian Maniscalco headlines Chicago’s United Center, and Henry Winkler chats about his life at the Woodstock Opera House.
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Concerts Nov. 8-14: Lupe Fiasco, Night Ranger, Modest Mouse and moreNov 05, 2024 2:24 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Night Ranger, Lupe Fiasco, Latto, Modest Mouse, Funkadesi and more.
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Steppenwolf’s ‘Leroy and Lucy’ beguilingly reinvents a blues mythNov 05, 2024 8:12 am - Mythologies inevitably build up around innovative artists who become legends beyond their lifetimes. Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu is astutely aware of this in her entrancing world-premiere play “Leroy and Lucy” for Steppenwolf Theatre.
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ArtReach Theatre to stage ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Cutting HallNov 04, 2024 10:43 am - ArtReach Educational Theatre, in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company, will present “The Wizard of Oz” at Cutting Hall in Palatine.
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Laugh factory: The 312 Comedy Festival brings the funny to Chicago, RosemontNov 01, 2024 12:30 pm - Featuring Larry David, Kevin Herrera, Jessica Kirson, Steve-O and more, the 312 Comedy Festival brings the laughs to Chicago and Rosemont Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 7-10.
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Ron Onesti: That’s right, I had ‘Saturday Night Fever’Nov 01, 2024 8:15 am - I have always loved music … all kinds of music. People today know me pretty much as a rocker, but there was a fleeting moment when I was almost forced to “pick a team” — disco or rock.
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‘Dad Man Walking’: Seth Meyers is trading politics for parenting in new standup specialOct 30, 2024 3:52 pm - Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids and he can’t help immediately thinking about making it into a bit. He’s morphed several of those into his HBO/Max standup special “Dad Man Walking.”
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Lake Park High Theatre to put on Agatha Christie mystery ‘And Then There Were None’Oct 30, 2024 11:59 am - The Lake Park High School theater department presents "And Then There Were None," based on Agatha Christie's novel of the same name.
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Rosary High School to present ‘Mamma Mia! The Musical’Oct 30, 2024 11:44 am - Take a musical adventure to the isles of Greece with the songs of Abba in “Mamma Mia! The Musical” at Rosary High School in Aurora.