Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Spotlight: Shattered Globe, Goodman stage local premieresSep 30, 2024 10:37 pm - Shattered Globe Theatre re-examines the legacy of the Salem witch trials in the Midwest premiere of “Becky Nurse of Salem” by Wilmette native Sarah Ruhl.
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Prepare to be dazzled: Brilliantly staged, expertly acted ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ a feast for the eyes, earsSep 27, 2024 12:47 pm - The magic that happens during “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the superbly staged, boffo Broadway show that launched its national tour at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, goes beyond the everyday theatrical magic.
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Concerts Sept. 27 to Oct. 3: Gracie Abrams, Charli XCX, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age and moreSep 25, 2024 9:34 am - Upcoming concerts include Charli XCX and Troye Sivan, Gracie Abrams, Heart By Heart, Kings of Leon, Shawn Mullins and more.
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Ferociously funny: Comic mayhem is marvelously managed in Steppenwolf’s ‘Noises Off’Sep 25, 2024 9:33 am - If you’ve never seen Michael Frayn’s classic backstage farce “Noises Off” — or even if you have — do yourself a favor and check out Steppenwolf Theatre’s first-class, funny revival.
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Festivals Sept. 27 to Oct. 3: Oktoberfests, Harvest of the Acorn Moon, Johnny Appleseed Festival and moreSep 24, 2024 7:54 pm - Mark your calendar for a variety of suburban Oktoberfests, Taste of Arlington Heights, Huntley Fall Fest, Cary Main Street Fest and more happening this week.
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Then and now: Goodman’s ‘Inherit the Wind’ is both historical and contemporarySep 24, 2024 5:55 pm - The Goodman Theatre’s 2024-25 season is off to a smart and savvy start with a timely revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s “Inherit the Wind.”
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount revives ‘An Act of God’ comedySep 23, 2024 5:51 pm - The Almighty pays a return visit to earth to amend his commandments in “An Act of God” beginning previews Oct. 2 at Aurora’s Copley Theatre.
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Best Bets: Jack O’Lantern World, ‘AGT’ vets Malevo, The Capitol Fools and moreSep 23, 2024 3:33 pm - The Halloween extravaganza Jack O’Lantern World opens in Lake Zurich, plus the McAninch Arts Center welcomes Argentinean dance ensemble and “America’s Got Talent” veterans Malevo and political satirists The Capitol Fools.
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From ballet to jazz to folk, Chicago’s fall dance season features all the movesSep 23, 2024 2:39 pm - Chicago’s 2024-25 dance season is full of new works, captivating collaborations and welcome revivals. There’s something for everyone with the Windy City’s famed dance companies that specialize in ballet, modern and folk dance traditions.
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Lake Park High Theatre to present children’s play ‘Miss Nelson is Missing!’Sep 23, 2024 11:49 am - The Lake Park Theatre Department kicks off their 2024-25 season with the children’s play, “Miss Nelson is Missing!”