Performing Arts
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After nearly 30 years, Larry Yando returns to Drury Lane's stage as Hercule PoirotSep 08, 2022 11:00 pm - It's been nearly 30 years since Larry Yando stepped onto the Drury Lane stage. And while the Oakbrook Terrace venue has undergone some renovations since then, its lush r...
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GreenMan Theatre to spin a web of enchantment in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'Sep 08, 2022 11:00 pm - GreenMan Theatre returns to regular performances this fall with Shakespeare's comic romance "The Tempest." Many talented local actors are set to appear in the producti...
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Trans actor Angelica Ross to make history on Broadway
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The fictional character Roxie Hart has many awful attributes - she's adulterous, narcissistic, scheming, manipulating and murderous. Next week she'll als...
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Marriott veterans Peter Blair and Peter Marston Sullivan take the reins at Lincolnshire theaterSep 07, 2022 11:00 pm - One thing about hiring from within, it makes for a smooth transition. And a smooth transition is exactly what Marriott Theatre got when longtime associates Peter Blair a...
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Playwright Ken Ludwig reworks genders of 'Lend Me a Tenor'
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Best bets: Stevie Nicks, Lyric Opera, Cheap Trick & Eric ClaptonSep 07, 2022 6:00 am - Stevie Nicks under the stars Travel the “Edge of Seventeen” with legendary songwriter Stevie Nicks as the former Fleetwood Mac artist spends two nights at Ravinia Festiv...
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Lake in the Hills native makes Bay Area theater debutSep 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Lake in the Hills native Marshall Forte makes his Bay Area Theater debut when he stars as the lead role of Lola in Ray of Light Theater's production of "Kinky Boots." Ba...
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You can't rain on Lea Michele's parade at 'Funny Girl'
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre opens its season with revival of 'Clybourne Park'Sep 02, 2022 6:00 am - Buddy comedy Tiffany Renee Johnson plays an Ivy League graduate and newly hired sanitation worker and Luigi Sottile plays a blue-collar, veteran garbage collector in "Th...
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Wego Drama takes you back to the Roaring '20s with 'The Great Gatsby' Sept. 9-10Sep 01, 2022 11:00 pm - Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School continues their 2022-23 season with "The Great Gatsby." Based on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, be ready to ...