Performing Arts
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Spotlight: Cirque Italia brings pirate-themed spectacle to AuroraJun 17, 2022 6:00 am - 'Choir boy' Steppenwolf Theatre stages ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama with music "Choir Boy," about a prep school senior determined to be the best leader ...
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HARDY replaces Ashley McBryde for Ribfest; Lee Greenwood addedJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - Ribfest's musical roster has changed once again. HARDY will replace Ashley McBryde in the Country Music Day lineup at DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton at 6...
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Playing 'Alice': Suburban actresses master circus arts to play title role in Lookingglass Theatre classicJun 15, 2022 11:00 pm - When Glen Ellyn native Molly Hernández was in college, she told her mom she was running off to join the circus. For the actress who turned professional at 9 and co-star...
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'Three years' worth of partying': Scottish Festival returning to Itasca after pandemic pauseJun 15, 2022 5:00 am - Midwesterners who trace their roots to Scottish family clans can finally gather with the return of the Scottish Festival and Highland Games on Friday and Saturday in Ita...
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Get tickets for Northbrook Symphony Orchestra benefitJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - "Music Is Life" is the slogan of Northbrook Symphony Orchestra Music Director Mina Zikri. A native of Egypt, his career path proves this is not an idle tag line. "He vie...
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The Bit Theater celebrates Independence Day with 'A Salute to All Nations … But Mostly America'Jun 14, 2022 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley's premiere long-form improv theater, The Bit Theater, will host a special weekend of shows entitled "A Salute to all Nations … But Mostly America." Based...
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Best Bets: Buddy Guy leads return of Aurora's Blues on the Fox festJun 14, 2022 6:00 am - Top pick Riverside blues Buddy Guy, Shemekia Copeland and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are just a few of the featured headliners playing the Blues on the Fox music festival at R...
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DuPage Symphony to perform 'Hollywood Heroes' concert Saturday at Cantigny ParkJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - The DuPage Symphony Orchestra will perform a “Hollywood Heroes” concert at Cantigny Park's First Division Museum Military Park in Wheaton at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Conducto...
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Songs of the summer: Children's Theatre of Elgin to present coming-of-age revue 'Driver's License'Jun 13, 2022 11:00 pm - Children's Theatre of Elgin, along with Fox Valley Theatre Company, is bringing back a beloved tradition in the Elgin theater community. "Driver's License" is the latest...
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Images from the 75th Tony AwardsJun 12, 2022 1:00 am - The 75th Tony Awards, honoring the best in theater, were held Sunday in New York City. ...