DuPage County Entertainment
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Naperville gets 'family friendly' restaurant at former Show-Me'sApr 10, 2012 5:00 pm - Naperville's newest restaurant is set to open its doors this week and its manager is hoping to do it with as little fanfare as possible; a far cry from the previous tena...
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Sculpture exhibit opens at Benedictine UniversityApr 09, 2012 7:00 am - New work by Benedictine University at Springfield ceramics and sculpture instructor Robert Dixon will be on display through June 15 in the Krasa Student Center at Benedi...
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COD students tackle story of doomed lovers in 'Romeo and Juliet'Mar 23, 2012 6:00 am - Actors memorize lines. They learn sword fights. But replicating the naiveté of youth, that's a challenge. There's a purity — an unlearned love — that takes the stage wi...
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Summer Place unveils 2012 theater seasonMar 17, 2012 9:27 am - Three characters named Charlie, Harvey and Joseph will take the stage in Naperville this summer as part of the 2012 season presented by The Summer Place, a Naperville-ba...
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Everybody's going green at Naperville St. Patrick's Day paradeMar 16, 2012 5:00 am - If there's an abundance of green fleece scarves this St. Patrick's Day, well, there's a special lady behind them. Those who attend the West Suburban Irish's annual St....
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Addison native getting started on Hollywood careerMar 14, 2012 11:00 pm - The first time Celesta DeAstis took the stage, the shy, 7-year-old with a stutter morphed into a confident girl who showed no hesitation in reciting her lines. That tran...
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Glen Ellyn woman's life 'breathes theater'Mar 12, 2012 6:30 am - Glen Ellyn's Village Theatre Guild has undergone many changes over the past 50 years. But as the group prepares to formally celebrate its golden anniversary next ye...
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Curtain rises on 'Curtains' at Benet AcademyMar 07, 2012 11:00 am - In Benet Academy's production of "Curtains," actors dive into a big bag of musical-theater numbers. Cowboys from "Oklahoma," urban dances from "West Side Story" and gra...
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Wheaton North puts on spirited production of 'Hello, Dolly!'Mar 07, 2012 11:00 am - Controlled chaos. That's how Dolly Levi rolls. For the matchmaking and meddling focal point of Wheaton North High School's spring musical, life mimics the art that cre...
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'Hunger Games' actors coming to Aurora's Fox Valley mallFeb 27, 2012 11:00 pm - The “Harry Potter” series has finished after a decade. And soon, the “Twilight” movies will end. So what's a fantasy fan to do? Gear up for “The Hunger Games,” of cours...