Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Worth the wait: Lookingglass returns with delightful ‘Circus Quixote’Feb 12, 2025 6:49 pm - A hearty welcome back to Lookingglass Theatre Company, which returns after a 19-month hiatus with “Circus Quixote,” a thoroughly entertaining adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ adventure tale “Don Quixote.”
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Gail Borden Library to hold tribute to Risé Jones Feb. 16Feb 12, 2025 1:00 pm - The public is invited to a tribute to Dr. Risé D. Jones from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Gail Borden Main Library Meadows Community Rooms, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
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Storytellers, dancing take over Schaumburg’s Black History Month performanceFeb 12, 2025 12:18 pm - Though traditionally a scripted play, Schaumburg’s 26th annual Black History Month performance will headline a group of storytellers while also showcasing their love for dance.
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Concerts Feb. 14-20: Justin Timberlake, Dionne Warwick, Blind Melon and moreFeb 12, 2025 11:42 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Justin Timberlake at the United Center, 10,000 Maniacs at City Winery, Dionne Warwick at the Rivers Casino Des Plaines, Blind Melon at the Genesee Theatre, Jason Isbell at the Auditorium Theatre and more.
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Spotlight: Metropolis stages concert version of ‘Mary Poppins’Feb 12, 2025 9:21 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre stages a concert version of “Mary Poppins;” the stage version of “Clue” opens at the CIBC Theatre; Citadel Theatre revives Lauren Gunderson’s teen two-hander “I and You” this week in Chicago area theater.
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Everclear to headline Wood Dale’s Prairie FestFeb 11, 2025 5:45 pm - This June, Prairie Fest in Wood Dale will feature musical acts such as 7th Heaven, Too Hype Crew, and headliner Everclear.
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Best Bets: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ at the NOW Arena, Second City at the MACFeb 11, 2025 11:57 am - Cirque du Soleil’s family-friendly, insect-themed spectacle “OVO” takes over NOW Arena for six shows, Second City brings its “best of” revue to the McAninch Arts Center, and Elmhurst University hosts its 58th jazz festival.
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Things to do Feb. 14-20: Chicago Auto Show, Joffrey Ballet and moreFeb 11, 2025 11:46 am - Mark your calendar for Chicago Auto Show, the Joffrey Ballet and more happening this week.
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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.