Performing Arts
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Music stops: Energy costs close Hungary theaters for winter
Oct 03, 2022 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - A theater in Hungary's capital will sit through a cold and quiet winter after its managers chose to shut it down rather than pay skyrocketing ut...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber to transfer his 'Cinderella' to Broadway
Oct 03, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Lloyd Webber is saying goodbye to his last remaining show on Broadway and welcoming another. The musical theater icon announced Monday that his ...
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Metea Valley kicking off theater season with “Jack and the Magic Beans”Oct 03, 2022 1:00 am - Metea Valley High School is kicking off its theater season this weekend with "Jack and the Magic Beans." Tickets are being sold for three performances. There will be a 5...
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Spotlight: Mike Lew's family comedy 'Tiger Style' opens at Writers TheatreSep 30, 2022 6:00 am - Sibling rivals Christopher Thomas Pow and Aurora Adachi-Winter play squabbling siblings in "Tiger Style," Mike Lew's comedy about Chinese American heritage, in which a b...
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Do the 'Time Warp' again - 'Rocky Horror' show will travel
Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don't forget a newspaper - or your fishnets. A touring, interactive version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is ...
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Best bets: Harry Styles, Jack O'Lantern World, Iron Maiden & moreSep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - Oktoberfest at Buffalo Creek Buffalo Creek Brewing goes German this weekend for its annual, family-friendly Oktoberfest celebration at 360 Historical Lane, Long Grove. W...
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'She Kills Monsters: Young Adventures Edition' comes to Wheaton North stage Oct. 13-15Sep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - Wheaton North High School will present "She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition" on Oct. 13-15. This show follows the story of high schooler Agnes Evans (played by...
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COD College Theatre puts on political comedy 'Born Yesterday' Oct. 6-23Sep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater presents Garson Kanin's romantic political comedy, "Born Yesterday," Oct. 6-23. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and...
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Elgin Theatre Company cast feels the love for comedy 'I Hate Hamlet'Sep 26, 2022 11:00 pm - "I Hate Hamlet" is a laugh-riot comedic play by Paul Rudnick. The play was originally produced on Broadway in 1991 to rave reviews and now has become a cash cow for thea...
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Keep an eye out for world and local premiere operas and returning favoritesSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - The eyes of the opera world will be focused on Chicago this season. Both the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Opera Theater are unveiling world-premiere operas that h...