Articles filed under Performing Arts
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McHenry’s snowy owl gets a musical coda: Where you can hear a song inspired by the birdDec 07, 2025 9:57 pm - The snowy owl seen in McHenry County last year prompted singer-songwriter and Crystal Lake native Cass Cwik to write a song in its honor.
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Things to do Dec. 5-11: Tree lightings, Dickens in Dundee, Jingle Bell Jubilee and moreDec 05, 2025 12:51 pm - Make plans for Dickens in Dundee, tree lightings, Warrenville Holly Days, Jingle Bell Jubilee, Mundelein Winter Tree Lighting Festival, West Chicago Frosty Fest and more.
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Holiday light shows dazzle across the suburbsDec 04, 2025 6:56 am - If you haven’t seen one of the many light shows happening across the suburbs this season, now is the time. Here are the shows currently on display.
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‘Nutcracker’ takes center stage with classic and jazz-style productions across the suburbsDec 03, 2025 10:30 pm - Enjoy twists on the classic ballet, such as “Nutcracker All Jazzed Up” featuring a modern, up-tempo score, and “Duke It Out! Nutcracker,” pitting classical and jazz versions against each other.
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Metropolis artistic director reflects on ‘A Christmas Carol’ and her ‘wonderful new community’Dec 03, 2025 3:26 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre artistic director Johanna McKenzie Miller freshens up the Arlington Heights theater’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” with a new adaptation taken from a first edition of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
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Swedish choir to present St. Lucia Festival with music, baked goodsDec 03, 2025 12:22 pm - Celebrate Christmas Swedish style when the Swedish American Children's Choir presents the 27th annual Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival on Saturday, Dec. 6, in Batavia.
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Best Bets: ‘Nutcracker’ ballets, ‘Home for the Holidays’ and Winter WonderFestDec 03, 2025 9:44 am - The Joffrey and Salt Creek ballet companies remount “The Nutcracker,” Winter WonderFest returns to Chicago’s Navy Pier, and Ruben Studdard, Peabo Bryson and Sheena Easton headline the “Home for the Holidays” concert at the Genesee Theatre.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s ‘Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley’ continues through Dec. 21 at the MACDec 02, 2025 10:35 pm - The play "Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley" is the third installment of the "Christmas at Pemberley" trilogy, exploring themes of love, societal norms, sisterhood, and personal growth.
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Lake Park students take on Scrooge’s journey in ‘A Christmas Carol’Dec 02, 2025 4:13 pm - Lake Park High School Theatre Department is performing "A Christmas Carol" on Dec. 4-6. The production features some changes, including a narrator portraying Charles Dickens himself and a dance number added to the Fezziwig scene.
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Spotlight: Holiday productions and the return of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’Dec 02, 2025 1:38 pm - The Second City brings “Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire” to the McAninch Arts Center, Cirque du Soleil performs “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” at the Chicago Theatre and “The Phantom of the Opera” begins a two-month run at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.