Performing Arts
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'Lot o' Shakespeare' one-man-show comes to Long Grove Aug. 6Jul 23, 2022 11:00 pm - Award-winning Shakespearean actor Timothy Mooney is bringing his critically acclaimed "Lot o' Shakespeare" to the gazebo at Buffalo Creek Park in downtown Long Grove. M...
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Spotlight: In Glenview, a fable unfolds, while in St. Charles, it's Shakespeare under the starsJul 22, 2022 6:00 am - Siblings in love Oil Lamp Theater presents “Failure: A Love Story,” Philip Dawkins' play-with-music about three sisters living above their family's clock repair sho...
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Mexican icon Frida Kahlo to be subject of new stage musical
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Painters - mostly male - have long been the subject of stage shows, like ones about Mark Rothko, Georges Seurat, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucia...
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Love story: Northlight's 'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' a testament to a lifelong romanceJul 21, 2022 6:00 am - “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” - ★ ★ ★ “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” Ken Ludwig's sweet, epistolary tale currently running at Northlight Theatre, hits all the rom-com notes: boy ...
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Michael Jackson, Alanis Morissette musicals help round out Broadway in Chicago's 2023 seasonJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced its 2023 season Wednesday, filling out a lineup that includes the previously announced "MJ The Musical," the Tony Award-winning, pandem...
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Best Bets: Kansas plays RiverEdge Park in AuroraJul 19, 2022 6:00 am - Wayward sons Cheer on former Lombard resident Ronnie Platt as the lead singer of Kansas ("Carry On Wayward Son," "Dust in the Wind") when the celebrated classic rock ban...
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NCC 2022-23 performance series announcedJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - North Central College Fine & Performing Arts has announced its 2022-23 Performance Series in Naperville. The season features a mix of pop, rock, classical and cabaret ar...
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Lake Park alumni lead theater camp cast in production of 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.' July 21Jul 17, 2022 11:00 pm - Lake Park High School Theatre Camp is putting on "Beauty and the Beast Jr." The show will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in the Lake Park East Campus Dice Aud...
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Stage to screen: Broadway-bound 'Devil Wears Prada' tuner premieres in ChicagoJul 15, 2022 6:00 am - A joyful noise Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents "Sister Act," the musical comedy adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg as a Las Vegas lounge sing...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park returns with 'The Tempest'Jul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park returns with Goodly Creatures Theatre's "The Tempest" at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 30. "The Tempest" is a magical tale of revenge and forgi...