Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best Bets: ‘Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah’ returns to Chicago’s AuditoriumJan 07, 2025 10:17 am - The jazz-infused “Too Hot to Handel” reimagining of Handel’s oratorio returns to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, and author Jenniffer Weigel performs her solo stage show in Highland Park.
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Things to do Jan. 10-16: Courtney Reed Live, PBR bull riding, Vernon Hills Winter Fest and moreJan 06, 2025 4:13 pm - Mark your calendar for Courtney Reed Live with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, PBR: Unleash the Beast bull riding, the Chicago RV Show, Winter Fest in Vernon Hills and more happening this week.
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Theatre Week 2025 tickets on sale TuesdayJan 06, 2025 2:41 pm - Get them while you can: Chicago Theatre Week 2025 discount tickets go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 7.
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Ron Onesti: Another one behind usJan 03, 2025 5:00 am - Here’s wishing you a Happy New Year! And how do I plan to do that? By giving you plenty of new shows and backstage stories to go with them in 2025!
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Allegiance Color Guard hosts Marengo Community Showcase Jan. 25Dec 31, 2024 4:24 pm - Marengo's Allegiance Color Guard will showcase their 2025 productions on Jan. 25 while collecting donations for the local food pantry.
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Brothers’ hip-hop version of ‘The Prince and the Pauper’ has Midwest premiereDec 31, 2024 2:56 pm - Suburban siblings and award-winning theater artists Brian and Marvin Quijada collaborate on “Kid Prince and Pablo,” a hip-hop tuner inspired by Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” in its Midwest premiere at Lifeline Theatre.
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Best Bets: Hey Nonny celebrates women in jazzDec 30, 2024 9:13 pm - Start 2025 with music and laughter courtesy of Hey Nonny’s Women’s Jazz Festival, comedian Jeff Dye at Zanies Rosemont, and comics Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at the Rialto.
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Things to do Jan. 3-9: Kevin Hart, Frosty Fest, Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show and moreDec 30, 2024 12:57 pm - Mark your calendar for Kevin Hart’s “Acting My Age,” Frosty Fest in Gurnee, the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show, the final days of Morton Arboretum’s Illumination: Tree Lights and Chicago Botanic’s Lightscape and more happening this week.
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Concerts Jan. 3-9: Mr. Blotto, Modern Day Romeos and moreDec 30, 2024 12:52 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Alfonso Ponticelli, Mr. Blotto, The Bad Examples, the David Bowie Birthday Bash and more.
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Spotlight: ‘Shucked,’ Broadway’s corn-fed tuner, plays CIBC TheatreDec 30, 2024 10:22 am - The Broadway tuner “Shucked” comes to Chicago for a brief run, Pegasus Theatre showcases teen playwrights, and Broadway vet Courtney Reed headlines Elgin’s Hemmens this week in Chicago-area theater.