Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best Bets: Rosemont lights up and ‘The Nutcracker’ dances into GrayslakeNov 20, 2024 3:55 pm - Rosemont lights up its community Christmas tree on Saturday, and the Ruth Page Center for the Arts tours its production of “The Nutcracker” to Grayslake’s James Lumber’s Center for the Performing Arts.
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Spotlight: Metropolis ushers in holiday season with ‘A Christmas Carol’Nov 20, 2024 12:37 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre stages “A Christmas Carol” while Griffin Theatre premieres a new musical version of “The House Without a Christmas Tree” and TUTA Theatre revives Thornton Wilder’s “The Long Christmas Dinner.”
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Love, drama and biscuits: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents ‘The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley’Nov 19, 2024 10:40 pm - The main characters from “Pride and Prejudice” return in the second in a trilogy, “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley.” The play is presented by Buffalo Theatre Ensemble now through Dec. 15 at the Playhouse Theatre in Glen Ellyn.
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Concerts Nov. 22-28: Mariah Carey, Marc Anthony, Frankie Avalon, Berlin Philharmonic and moreNov 19, 2024 4:42 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Mariah Carey’s “Christmas Time,” Marc Anthony, Frankie Avalon, Coco Montoya, the Berlin Philharmonic and more.
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Things to do Nov. 22-28: Aurora Christkindlmarket, Santa’s Rock N Lights, Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic and moreNov 19, 2024 3:19 pm - Mark your calendar for the opening of Santa’s Rock N Lights in Geneva, Aurora Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park, Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic, Long Grove Vintage Holidays, the Great American Dog Show and more happening this week.
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Light up the night: Annual holiday tree lightings illuminate the suburbsNov 19, 2024 10:11 am - Fireworks, Santa visits, parades, holiday performances and more are a part of suburban tree lightings this season.
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Chicago, Broadway veteran delivers virtuoso turn in Writers’ ‘Every Brilliant Thing’Nov 18, 2024 5:15 pm - Jessie Fisher makes her Writers Theatre debut in “Every Brilliant Thing,” a moving, ultimately hopeful examination of the myriad reasons life is worth living.
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Glenbard North Theatre to present ‘The Learned Ladies’ Nov. 21-23Nov 18, 2024 5:02 pm - Glenbard North Theatre will present its fall mainstage production, “The Learned Ladies,” on Nov. 21-23.
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Oakton College’s Play On! Festival marks 15th year with six playsNov 15, 2024 10:40 pm - Now celebrating its 15th year, the Play On! Festival is giving community college playwrights a chance to shine on Nov. 22-24.
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Everything’s better under the sea in Drury Lane’s ‘The Little Mermaid’Nov 15, 2024 1:29 pm - Drury Lane Theatre’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is not only an effervescent escape from reality, it also morphs into a pep rally for Ariel, her friends and enemies.