Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best Bets: St. Patrick’s Day concerts, magician Bill Blagg, ‘HYPROV,’ Shen Yun and moreMar 05, 2024 3:24 pm - While the McAninch Arts Center and Hey Nonny celebrate St. Paddy’s Day early, hypnotist Asad Mecci and improvisor Jonathan Mangum bring “HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis” to Naperville and Shen Yun dances onto the Rosemont Theatre stage.
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount Theatre revives Tennessee Williams’ classic ‘Streetcar’Mar 05, 2024 1:38 pm - Aurora’s Copley Theatre revives Tennessee Williams’ classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” while Naperville’s BrightSide Theatre stages the comedy thriller “Deathtrap” and Steppenwolf premieres a new family drama.
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Things to do March 8-14: World of Wheels, the Eagles, St. Patrick’s Day Parades and moreMar 05, 2024 12:29 pm - Mark your calendars for the World of Wheels car show in Rosemont, the Eagles and Steely Dan at the United Center, St. Patrick’s Day parades in Naperville and St. Charles and more this weekend.
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The Ides of March coming home for 60th anniversary concert in St. CharlesMar 04, 2024 6:12 am - It's March, so it has to mean the legendary Chicago area rock band, The Ides of March, will perform somewhere.
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‘Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding’ star returns to stage in closing weekend of Steel Beam Theatre fundraiserMar 01, 2024 11:34 am - In the 1990s, producers brought Rikki Lee Travolta to Chicago to headline the romantic stage comedy “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding.” As the groom, the handsome leading man bec...
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GreenMan Theatre presents ‘Irish Tales,’ a collection of Ireland’s stories and songs, March 12Feb 29, 2024 2:13 pm - St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so come celebrate the beloved “Erin Go Bragh” holiday with an evening of Irish stories and songs! Storytellers from GreenMan...
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre adapts children’s fave ‘Skunk and Badger’Feb 29, 2024 6:24 am - The unlikely friendship between a skunk and a badger inspired Lifeline Theatre’s family-friendly premiere “Skunk and Badger,” beginning performances this week along with Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of Margaret Atwood’s “The Penelopiad.”
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Ron Onesti: Our salute to African American Heritage Month ... Arcada style!Feb 28, 2024 7:23 pm - As the celebrated African American Heritage Month of February comes to a close, I thought I would touch on some of the legends from that community I have been blessed to work with over the years.
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Harvest Christian Academy presents ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’Feb 28, 2024 5:47 pm - Harvest Christian Academy is putting on “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” for their 2024 spring musical. Join this talented cast as they sing and dance their way across the sta...
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Adventure of a lifetime: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ tour brings 8-year-old Naperville actress homeFeb 28, 2024 3:14 pm - “An adventure,” that’s how 8-year-old Naperville actress Emerson Mae Chan describes being on the national tour of the musical “Mrs. Doubtfire.” The only downside? She can’t take along her Squishmallow collection.