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Broadway star in concert: Evanston’s Jessie Mueller shares songs, stories at Schaumburg’s Prairie CenterMar 24, 2026 4:53 pm - Tony Award winner and Evanston native Jessie Mueller returns to the Northwest suburbs to perform Saturday, April 18, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg.
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Spotlight: Goodman’s revival of August Wilson classicMar 24, 2026 2:54 pm - Goodman Theatre stages a major revival of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and TheatreWorksUSA brings the family-friendly “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” to the McAninch Arts Center.
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Things to do March 27 to April 2: C2E2, egg hunts and moreMar 24, 2026 6:30 am - Make plans for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, egg hunts for kids, adults and dogs in several towns, Step Afrika! Evolution at the Hemmens in Elgin and more.
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Broadway in Chicago announces 2026-27 seasonMar 23, 2026 3:44 pm - Touring productions of the hit Broadway shows “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Oh, Mary!” as well as a remount of Kokandy Productions’ acclaimed revival of “Jekyll & Hyde” are among the shows making up Broadway in Chicago’s upcoming season.
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Lookingglass’ next act: Pioneering Chicago theater reemerges with renewed purposeMar 20, 2026 9:13 am - Lookingglass Theatre co-founder David Schwimmer and artistic director Kasey Foster discuss the next chapter of the pioneering Chicago company.
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Mind-bending: Elmhurst native stages David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’Mar 18, 2026 2:29 pm - Elmhurst native and York High School graduate Andrew Scoville comes home to direct “Theater of the Mind,” an immersive production by Talking Heads founder David Byrne, and his wife, writer Mala Gaonkar.
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Things to do March 20-26: ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Carlos Mencia, Lake County RV Outlet Show and moreMar 16, 2026 12:29 pm - Make plans for the final weekend of “Dear Evan Hansen” at the Paramount Theatre, the Lake County RV Outlet Show, Carlos Mencia at the Chicago Improv, Chicago Tattoo Arts Festival and more.
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Spotlight: Steel Beam bids farewell to St. CharlesMar 16, 2026 12:28 pm - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles closes, Theater Wit stages the Midwest premiere of Itamar Moses’ “The Ally,” and the Harry Potter revue “Potted Potter” returns for a brief run.
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Survival of the artists: Writers’ ‘Two Sisters’ examines the power of artMar 11, 2026 3:03 pm - “Two Sisters and a Piano,” running through March 29 at Writers Theatre, is a poignant reminder of the power art has to sustain and inspire.
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre inaugurates new home with ‘Alchemist’ revivalMar 10, 2026 10:53 am - Janus Theatre marks its first production in its new Elgin home with an updated version of the 17th-century satire “The Alchemist,” and Mike Newquist plays 40 characters in the solo show “Fully Committed” at The Den Theatre, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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