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19 things to do in Chicago Aug. 6-12

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<h3>Theater</h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-0a0000" name="image-0a0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a03edff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1076b41/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/319bc79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Nobody Cares - actor Laura Benanti - Photo by Avery Brunkus.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/319bc79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bfa6275/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/319bc79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Laura Benanti’s “Nobody Cares” is a one-woman comedy about motherhood, pleasing people and the joys of aging.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Avery Brunkus</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class="rte2-style-ul" id="rte-ec698ab0-8ec4-11f1-8065-b93cd41104db"><li>Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti’s <b>“Nobody Cares”</b> is a one-woman comedy about motherhood, pleasing people and the joys of aging. It blends storytelling with original songs co-written with Todd Almond.

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<h3>Theater</h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-0a0000" name="image-0a0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a03edff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1076b41/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/319bc79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Nobody Cares - actor Laura Benanti - Photo by Avery Brunkus.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/319bc79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bfa6275/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/319bc79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+95/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2Fc2%2F37c89dbb423bb11f758a827fea00%2Fnobody-cares-actor-laura-benanti-photo-by-avery-brunkus.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Laura Benanti’s “Nobody Cares” is a one-woman comedy about motherhood, pleasing people and the joys of aging.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Avery Brunkus</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class="rte2-style-ul" id="rte-ec698ab0-8ec4-11f1-8065-b93cd41104db"><li>Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti’s <b>“Nobody Cares”</b> is a one-woman comedy about motherhood, pleasing people and the joys of aging. It blends storytelling with original songs co-written with Todd Almond. 9 at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Visit <a class="Link" href="http://steppenwolf.org" target="_blank" ><u>steppenwolf.org</u></a>.</li><li><b>Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert</b> features songs from “The Who’s Tommy,” “The Bodyguard,” “Disney’s The Lion King” and “Heathers: The Musical” all coming to Chicago in 2027.

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