Articles filed under Theater
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Sweet treat: ‘Waitress’ regional premiere features leading lady’s star turnFeb 28, 2025 11:29 am - Michelle Lauto delivers a showstopping performance as Jenna, the titular “Waitress” in Paramount Theatre’s highly entertaining regional premiere of the warmhearted tuner.
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Reimagined ‘Fraggle Rock’ a production for all agesFeb 27, 2025 4:00 pm - The whimsical, underground world of Fraggle Rock comes to life once again with puppeteers and self-proclaimed fanatics of the 1980s-era popular children’s TV show delivering a live performance to capture audiences of all ages.
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West Aurora’s 17th annual Fine Arts Festival returns March 1Feb 26, 2025 12:41 pm - West Aurora Unit District 129’s 17th annual Fine Arts Festival returns on Saturday, March 1, to showcase hundreds of graphic and performing artists.
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Premieres, stars on tap for Goodman Theatre’s centennial seasonFeb 25, 2025 7:10 pm - Cheers for 100 years (and to the next 100). Goodman Theatre announced its centennial season featuring world premieres and stars of stage and screen.
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Things to do Feb. 28 to March 6: Chicago Golf Show, Northern Illinois Boat Show and moreFeb 25, 2025 11:19 am - Mark your calendar for the Northern Illinois Boat Show, the Chicago Golf Show, Jurassic Quest at Chicago’s Navy Pier and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: BET premieres tuner ‘Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe’Feb 25, 2025 10:43 am - Black Ensemble Theater stages the original semiautobiographical “Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe,” Still Point Theatre Collective hosts the first Social Change Theater Festival, and Music Theater Works revives “Guys and Dolls.”
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‘Mary Poppins’ flying into Metropolis Performing Arts Centre featuring suburban child actorsFeb 22, 2025 8:14 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is reimagining one of Disney’s most beloved children’s characters with “Mary Poppins — A Staged Concert,” a musical showcasing cross-gender castings, developing community and proving how many possibilities can fit in a certain nanny’s famous bag.
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Starry, solid ‘Betrayal’: Go for the celebs, stay for one of Chicago’s ownFeb 19, 2025 5:41 pm - Goodman Theatre’s twice-extended “Betrayal” is one hot ticket. No surprise there considering its cast: Oscar- and Emmy Award-winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award-winner Robert Sean Leonard and Chicago’s own Ian Barford.
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ECC Musical Theatre tackles mental health in ‘Next to Normal’Feb 18, 2025 5:16 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal,” with performances Feb. 21 through March 2 at ECC's SecondSpace Theatre on the Spartan Drive campus.
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Marriott Theatre sews up inclusive, diverse ‘Dreamcoat’Feb 18, 2025 1:41 pm - Director and choreographer Amber Mak creatively brings “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” to life at the Marriott Theatre with a dazzlingly diverse and inclusive production that fills the entire theater with rainbow color, energy and joy.