Articles filed under Theater
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Lake Park High theater camp to put on ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’Jul 14, 2025 12:00 pm - Students at Lake Park High School summer theater camp will go tumbling down the rabbit hole in a musical adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” on Thursday, July 17.
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‘Chicago is my favorite city’: Broadway star Kathy Voytko returns to second home for ‘Beauty and the Beast’ roleJul 11, 2025 6:15 am - After seeing “Les Misérables” on tour in high school, Kathy Voytko was utterly captivated. She turned to her mom and said, “I think I want to do that.” Now, Voytko is a Broadway star who’s playing Mrs. Potts in “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace.
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St. James Theatre to present ‘Matilda the Musical’Jul 10, 2025 12:55 pm - St. James Theatre in Arlington Heights will present Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical” July 10-20.
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Schaumburg Summer Theatre opens 35th season with ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ musicalJul 09, 2025 11:34 am - The Schaumburg Summer Theatre is celebrating its 35th season with the Tony Award-winning musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” running July 25 to Aug. 3 at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Things to do July 11-17: Dog Days of Summer, McHenry Fiesta Days, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and moreJul 08, 2025 6:08 pm - Mark your calendar for Glendale Heights Fest, Libertyville Dog Days of Summer, Itasca Fest, McHenry Fiesta Days, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: Marriott hosts ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ vet in concertJul 08, 2025 2:01 pm - Nat Zegree brings his “Greatest Hits Rockin’ Request Show” to Marriott Theatre for two shows, Griffin stages a solo dramedy, walking plays return to the Morton Arboretum and Paramount revives the classic “True West.”
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City of Lights Theatre & Cabaret to put on ‘Pippin,’ its first full-scale musicalJul 07, 2025 9:35 pm - City of Lights Theatre & Cabaret is putting on its first full-scale musical production, "Pippin," featuring West Aurora High School alumnus Dan Keller in the title role.
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Tickets for Theatre 121 season now on saleJul 06, 2025 9:23 pm - Theatre 121 announced its upcoming 2025-26 season, “Theatre 121 Goes to the Movies,” with tickets on sale now at the historic Woodstock Opera House. This lineup celebr...
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Family struggles to keep restaurant afloat in touching, Chicago-set ‘Dhaba on Devon Avenue’Jul 03, 2025 9:06 am - Writers Theatre and TimeLine Theatre’s premiere of “Dhaba on Devon Avenue,” set in Chicago’s “Little India,” is a solidly acted examination of identity, tradition and assimilation among members of Chicago’s South Asian community.
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Leading lady Brittney Mack delivers soul-stirring performance in Goodman Theatre’s ‘The Color Purple’Jul 02, 2025 8:39 am - Brittney Mack’s stellar performance as Celie is one of many reasons to see Goodman Theatre’s triumphant revival of “The Color Purple.”