After seeing “Les Misérables” on tour in high school, Kathy Voytko was utterly captivated. She turned to her mom and said, “I think I want to do that.” Now, Voytko is a Broadway star who’s playing Mrs. Potts in “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace.
Actor/activist Gary Sinise performs a benefit for disabled veterans at Cantigny in Wheaton, comedian Pat McGann headlines the Raue Center, and bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks plays Ravinia’s Carousel Stage.
Mark your calendar for Glendale Heights Fest, Libertyville Dog Days of Summer, Itasca Fest, McHenry Fiesta Days, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and more happening this week.
Taste six curated wines at The Capital Grille, sip bourbon and craft beer in Barrington Saturday, and get $5 burritos in Des Plaines next week at a new Guzman Y Gomez.
Upcoming concerts this week include Primus, Kesha and Scissor Sisters, Todd Rundgren and more.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … a purple and orange shape-shifting chemical compound? Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemistry of filmmaker and material.
Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show, the network announced Thursday.