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The Starlets to Perform in Munster, IN on February 13th || Live On Stage, Inc. and Lakeshore Community Concerts announce 50s & 60s female vocal group as part of their 2023 - 2024 Concert Season

Brightside Theatre to perform CHESS IN CONCERT with a cast of 20 at Naperville's Madden Theatre February 9-18. || Musical by Tim Rice and ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus includes songs "One Night in Bangkok" and " I Know Him So Well"

FLYOVER, THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ATTRACTION HITTING NAVY PIER, OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES MARCH 1 OPENING DATE

MUSIC THEATER WORKS ANNOUNCES SINGLE TICKETS FOR ITS 2024 SEASON ON SALE NOW

About Face Theatre to produce the Midwest premiere of The Brightest Thing in the World directed by Keira Fromm || March 14th-April 13th

**** Recommended   Shrek is a tongue-in-cheek, irreverent, slightly twisted, very Green take on all the fairy tales you heard as a child.  It’s fun, it’s funny, it’s colorful and very over-the-top!   At approximately 2 ½ hours, it might run a little long for younger children.  4 Spotlights.

**** Recommended  Although I’d seen Dial M for Murder, a 1954 movie starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings, many years ago, I don’t think I’d ever seen the play.  Northlight Theatre’s production is clever, stylish and sophisticated but it’s also something of an anachronism, considering that at least a third of the audience has never used a dial telephone.  4 Spotlights

DANCE CHICAGO’S CELEBRATION OF VALENTINE’S DAY: DANCES FROM THE HEART, RETURNS IN 2024 AT THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE, SATURDAY, FEB. 10 AT 8 P.M. || Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Dances from the Heart Features A Program Highlighting Love and Dance in All its Forms for One Night Only

WBEZ Chicago kicks off 2024 with a bang, bringing both Billy Dee Williams and RuPaul to Chicago in the coming months