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District 95 student performance: Mar 2, 2015 5:25 PM
Daily Herald report Lake Zurich Middle School South students will perform an adaptation of “Robin Hood” on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m.
Ralphie May, Billy Gardell coming to Genesee Theatre in Waukegan Mar 2, 2015 2:33 PM
Pre-sale tickets will be available Tuesday for comedians Ralphie May and Billy Gardell who will be performing May 16 and June 5 respectively at the Genesee Theatre in Wauikegan.
Jenny McCarthy to appear at St. Charles’ Arcada Theatre Mar 2, 2015 2:19 PM
By Madhu Krishnamurthy St. Charles’ own Jenny McCarthy will appear at the Arcada Theatre June 13 in her “Dirty, Sexy, Funny Comedy Tour.” The 42-year-old actress and former co-host of ABC talk show “The View,” is making her first hometown appearance since her marriage to Donnie Wahlberg last summer. Arcada owner Ron Onesti said it’s “definitely not a family show. She is our hometown girl. It’s probably going to be a very interesting evening, and an important show for her, too. There’s been so much hype about her."
Jimmy Page saved Zeppelin's legacy from digital decay Mar 1, 2015 5:45 AM
By Gregory Katz Jimmy Page started the project because he couldn't believe how bad Led Zeppelin sounded. The legacy of the band he'd devoted much of his life to was being muddied by the way its classic studio albums sounded when reproduced on the ubiquitous MP3 players that are popular today.
Joliet native helps bring John Hughes film scenes to the stage in ‘For the Record’ Mar 1, 2015 12:01 PM
By Amy Fuller The iconic ’80s film “The Breakfast Club” resonated with many teens, and Patrick Mulvey was one of them. So it’s a dream come true for Mulvey to be starring in scenes from the film — as well as other ’80s classics — on the stage, the actor says. From March 5 to 15, the Joliet native can be seen in “For the Record: Dear John Hughes,” at Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place.
Sunday picks: Climb aboard at High Wheeler train show Mar 1, 2015 6:00 AM
By Scott C. Morgan & Laura Milbrath Stewart Railroad enthusiasts can view 20 running model train layouts at the High Wheeler Train Show at Harper College in Palatine. North Central College students present “Shout! The Mod Musical,” showcasing tunes from the 1960s, in the college's Pfeiffer Hall in Naperville. Brazilian modern dance company Grupo Corpo shows off the heat and sensuality of its country quite literally this weekend with performances featuring brief nudity at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University.
115 jazz bands at 30th Jazz in the Meadows festival Feb 28, 2015 5:19 PM
Daily Herald report The 30th annual Jazz in the Meadows, the Midwest’s largest high school jazz festival, was held Saturday at Rolling Meadows High School. About 115 jazz bands and combos from 68 schools across the Midwest performed on multiple stages throughout the day.
Weekend picks: Donnie McClurkin headlines Genesee's Salute to Gospel Feb 28, 2015 6:00 AM
By Scott C. Morgan & Laura Milbrath Stewart Grammy Award-winner Donnie McClurkin and nominee Anita Wilson are the featured soloists for the College of Lake County 31st Annual Salute to Gospel at the Genesee Theatre. Comedian Whitney Cummings, a co-creator of sitcoms “2 Broke Girls” and “Whitney,” performs her standup routine at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs Feb 27, 2015 2:32 PM
Get inspired at a home expo in Arlington Heights. Take the kids to blow off some steam in St. Charles. Or mellow out with a jazz concert in Glen Ellyn. That's just some of the fun going on this weekend in the suburbs. Find the details here.
Powerful Holocaust opera gets haunting Lyric debut Feb 27, 2015 5:45 AM
By Scott C. Morgan Once suppressed by the Soviets, "The Passenger" emerges as a powerful 20th century opera masterwork that explores the Holocaust of World War II and its aftermath by contrasting the experiences of a perpetrator and prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp. The Lyric Opera of Chicago premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera is a gripping and powerful experience.
Weekend picks: Trey Songz, Chris Brown share Allstate bill Feb 27, 2015 6:00 AM
By Scott C. Morgan & Laura Milbrath Stewart Hip hop stars Chris Brown and Trey Songz headline the “Between the Sheets Tour,” which also features Tyga tonight at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Electronica jam rockers The Coop are teaming up with experimental funk rockers Ethereal Groove, Inc., for a show at Palatine's Durty Nellie's. All this and more in Friday's Time out!
Bryan Cranston becomes a producer of 'Finding Neverland' Feb 27, 2015 8:06 PM
By MARK KENNEDY Bryan Cranston becomes a producer of Broadway's Peter Pan musical 'Finding Neverland'
Arlo Guthrie, Don Williams coming to Arcada Feb 27, 2015 5:15 AM
Tickets are now on sale at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles for Don Williams, Arlo Guthrie and the Pink Floyd tribute band Echoes of Pompeii.
Alan Cumming, Lena Hall heading to Cafe Carlyle this spring Feb 27, 2015 1:05 PM
By MARK KENNEDY Alan Cumming, Lena Hall and Megan Hilty heading to legendary Cafe Carlyle this spring
Theater events: Whitney comes to Chicago Improv Feb 27, 2015 5:00 AM
By Barbara Vitello Sideshow Theatre debuts its re-imagined version of "Antigone" this week while comedian Whitney Cummings headlines the Chicago Improv and Dr. Bill Miller plays Zanies.
Diane Lane sees ghosts in her return to NYC stage Feb 27, 2015 8:06 AM
By MARK KENNEDY 'I feel like I walk past the ghost of myself' _ Diane Lane returns to NYC stage after 40 years
Los Alquimistas to bring Pan-American sound to the Adler Center Mar 3, 2015 3:45 PM
Submitted by Molly Bunder Chicago-based Los Alquimistas will play the Adler Center at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, as part of the David Adler Music and Arts Center Concert Series.
‘42nd Street’ opens this weekend at Conant High School Feb 27, 2015 2:37 PM
Submitted by Thad Gentry The bright lights of Depression-era Broadway are the backdrop for "42nd Street", the Conant High School musical that opens on Friday, Feb. 27.
Veterans put their artistic talents on display Feb 26, 2015 5:12 PM
By Steve Lundy The varied talents of veterans from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin were on display Thursday during the 7th annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago.
Music notes: Coop, EGi play Durty Nellie's Feb 26, 2015 1:34 PM
By Brian Shamie Chicago-born electronica jam rockers The Coop are teaming up with improvisational and experimental funk rockers Ethereal Groove, Inc. for a 21-and-over show at Palatine's Durty Nellie's with openers Chachuba.