Articles filed under Theater
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Holiday cheer: Paramount and Citadel theaters revive seasonal showsNov 05, 2025 8:57 am - It’s that time of year when theater companies deliver holiday treats, including “White Christmas” at Paramount Theatre in Aurora and “Miracle on South Division Street” at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest. Additionally, Theo Ubique presents the delightful satire “Urinetown,” newcomer Village Theater retells a Greek myth, and the national tour of “Hell’s Kitchen” stops briefly in Chicago.
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‘Six Stories Up at the Zoo’ features Hanover Park seventh-grader and a Woodridge actressNov 04, 2025 5:33 pm - In Tellin’ Tales Theatre’s “Six Stories Up at the Zoo,” six middle school students visit the Wienerbury Zoo, a sanctuary for animals with differences: a dwarf giraffe, a vegan lion and a wolf who can’t howl among others.
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Best bets: Classical instrumentalists, cabaret crooners, performance artists headline Elgin venuesNov 04, 2025 12:37 pm - In store in Elgin this weekend: classical music, cabaret entertainers and a festival showcasing female and nonbinary artists. Also, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry opens its annual holiday tree display and the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir headlines the McAninch Arts Center.
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Romeo and Juliet’s tragic love story comes to Geneva High SchoolNov 03, 2025 11:08 pm - Geneva High School is staging the classic Shakespeare play "Romeo and Juliet" on Nov. 13-15. It tells of the tragic love story between Romeo and Juliet, members of two feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets.
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Things to do Nov. 7-13: Chicago Toy & Game Fair, Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, Veterans Day events and moreNov 03, 2025 9:11 am - Make plans for the Grayslake Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair in Rosemont, Veterans Day events throughout the suburbs and more.
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Metea Valley Theater puts on Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’Oct 31, 2025 1:49 am - Metea Valley Theater presents Shakespeare's "Macbeth" from Nov. 6-8, exploring ambition, power, and guilt through the story of a Scottish general who becomes king through murder and treachery.
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Commanding performance: Janus Theatre’s streamlined ‘Merchant’ packs a punch and so does its leading ladyOct 29, 2025 3:12 pm - Janus Theatre delivers a streamlined “Merchant of Venice” defined by a ferocious performance from Susan P. Anderson as the much-abused, vindictive Shylock.
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Barrington’s Parker Players presents the surreal comedy ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’Oct 29, 2025 1:47 pm - Parker Players Theater Company continues its production of Sarah Ruhl's "Dead Man's Cell Phone" through Nov. 9 at The Barrington. The play explores the ripple effects when a woman answers a dead stranger's ringing cell phone, leading her on a surreal journey.
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Lake Park High theater to put on ‘Six: The Musical — Teen Edition’Oct 29, 2025 10:48 am - Lake Park Theatre’s production of “Six: The Musical-Teen Edition” rewrites history through the lens of Henry VIII's six wives. Performances will be Oct. 30 and Nov. 1-2.
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Things to do Oct. 31 to Nov. 6: Halloween and Dia de Muertos events, the 312 Comedy Festival and moreOct 28, 2025 12:16 pm - Make plans for Halloween events and trick-or-treating throughout the suburbs; Dia de Muertos events in Highland Park, Waukegan and Naperville; the 312 Comedy Fest in Chicago and more.