Entertainment
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Fireworks, Music in the Park returning to BensenvilleMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - Bensenville announced this week that its Independence Day Celebration and the free summer concert series Music in the Park will return, but in slightly altered forms. "W...
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Special Gifts Theatre - Creative adaptation is at the core of what we do!May 12, 2021 11:00 pm - COVID-19 has impacted many industries, including theater artists. Dependent on physical interaction and packed audiences, Broadway, regional, and local theater stages re...
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'American Idol' contestant exits show amid video controversy
May 12, 2021 11:00 pm - A 16-year-old "American Idol" contestant has dropped out of the singing competition after a video circulated of him sitting next to someone wearing what appears to be a ...
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Spotlight: Northlight Theatre's Interplay series continues with 'A Distinct Society'May 12, 2021 6:00 am - Interplay continues Northlight Theatre's Interplay New Play Development program consisting of readings of plays in progress continues with "A Distinct Society." Wri...
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Kevin Pollack takes us on a personal ride at Raue CenterMay 12, 2021 6:00 am - Whether we're musically inclined or not, most of us can probably point to songs that have had some sort of impact on us throughout our lives. Kevin Pollack is about to ...
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Sound check: Jukebox the Ghost revisits 'Everything'May 12, 2021 6:00 am - Jukebox redux East Coast-based Jukebox the Ghost took to the internet last month for the first of a two-part streaming series exploring the band's earlier albums. On Thu...
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Comedy Shrine expands in Fox Valley Mall in AuroraMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - The Comedy Shrine is placing a bigger bet on laughter. The 16-year-old suburban comedy institution is nearly doubling in size to 14,000 square feet within the Fox Valley...
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Jim O'Donnell: Baffert's asterisked Preakness run should be on Court TV, not NBCMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - IF THE GODS OF RACING had a sense of humor, Bob Baffert's two starters in Saturday's diminished Preakness Stakes would be named "Due Process" and "Crisis Management." Al...
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Whodunit? 'CLUE Live' mystery walking experience heads to ChicagoMay 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Was it Colonel Mustard in the conservatory? Professor Plum in the billiard room? Mrs. Peacock in the library? Would-be sleuths can find out for themselves when an immers...
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Best Bets: New Philharmonic plays 'A Salute to Frida'May 11, 2021 6:00 am - Classical Kahlo The New Philharmonic performs "A Salute to Frida," a virtual concert featuring works by Mexican-born composers Agustin Lara, Arturo Márquez and Manuel Po...