Articles filed under Theater
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Brush up your accent at GreenMan Theatre’s British Accent Class March 5Feb 28, 2024 10:53 am - Whether it is for auditions for GreenMan Theatre’s upcoming show “Charley’s Aunt” or some other purpose, GreenMan is offering a two-hour class on how to speak with a Bri...
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Things to do March 1-7: Monster Jam, DuPage Comic Con and moreFeb 27, 2024 3:48 pm - Mark your calendars for Monster Jam at Allstate Arena, the DuPage Comic Con in Wheaton, “The Price Is Right Live” at the Chicago Theatre and more this weekend.
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Best Bets: Elmhurst History Museum opens new World War II exhibitFeb 27, 2024 1:43 pm - The Elmhurst History Museum examines Americans on the homefront during World War II, a new dance theater show set to the music of Sting dances into the Cadillac Palace Theatre, and Robbie Fulks headlines Aurora’s Venue this week.
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Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College to put on Noel Coward’s ‘Present Laughter’Feb 26, 2024 11:13 am - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will be putting on Noel Coward’s lighthearted farce “Present Laughter” as its spring production A self-caricature of the p...
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Huntley Rotary Club to host a murder mystery dinner April 13Feb 26, 2024 12:31 am - The Rotary Club of Huntley’s second murder mystery dinner and silent auction event will be held on Saturday, April 13, at Elgin Community College. “Props, Stage, Rosemary...
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A new classic: Goodman’s ‘Matchbox Magic Flute’ an enchanting re-imagining of Mozart’s beloved operaFeb 23, 2024 10:13 am - For her beguiling reimagining of “The Magic Flute,” adapter/director Mary Zimmerman scaled back Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved 18th-century singspiel. But she did not skimp.
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Experience Writers Theatre’s exceptional ‘Band’s Visit’Feb 22, 2024 6:09 pm - A chamber musical about music’s capacity to unite and soothe, “The Band’s Visit” at Writers Theatre is uncommonly lovely and exquisitely intimate.
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‘Billy Elliot’ soars: Paramount’s 4-star revival a spectacle in every respectFeb 21, 2024 12:19 pm - Rooted in the notion that art can uplift and inspire, transform an individual and unite a community, Paramount’s “Billy Elliot The Musical” is a grand, Broadway-style show.
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Things to do Feb. 23-29: Chicago Golf Show, cat show, ‘The Magic of Motown’ and moreFeb 20, 2024 2:57 pm - Mark your calendars for the Chicago Golf Show, the Lincoln State Cat Club benefit show, and several events celebrating Black History Month and more this weekend.
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Spotlight: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ comedy comes to Chicago for a short runFeb 20, 2024 11:43 am - Rob McClure reprises his role as the titular nanny in the national tour of “Mrs. Doubtfire,” while Steel Beam Theatre stages a benefit production of “Love Letters,” this week in Chicago-area theater.