Performing Arts
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Glenbard West puts '50s spin on Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'Jan 24, 2022 10:00 pm - For its winter drama, Glenbard West Theatre is putting on "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen from Jan. 27-29. The Daily Herald caught up with director Jacob Kelleher, a Gl...
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Broadway's 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' actor fired
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The actor playing Harry Potter has been fired from the Broadway production of 'œHarry Potter and the Cursed Child'ť following a complaint by a co-star ab...
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Naperville's Bob Odenkirk returning home to promote his new memoirJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Former Naperville resident Bob Odenkirk is coming home in early March to promote his new memoir "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama." Two Chicago appearances and one in Napervil...
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'Doubt: A Parable' to be staged at Skokie TheatreJan 23, 2022 10:00 pm - MadKap Productions is pleased to present "Doubt: A Parable" by John Patrick Shanley for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave., in downtown Skokie...
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Spotlight: Goodman revives 'Gem of the Ocean' and First Folio premieres 'The Secret Council'Jan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - 'Fireflies' at Northlight Northlight Theatre inaugural artistic fellow Mikael Burke helms its production of "Fireflies," Donja R. Love's drama examining the role Black w...
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Art imitates life in 'Groundhog Day: The Musical' premiere at Aurora's Paramount TheatreJan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Paramount Theatre artistic director Jim Corti is curious how local audiences will interpret "Groundhog Day: The Musical" - especially in the shadow of the COVID-19 pande...
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Best Bets: Dinosaur Adventure stomps into Rosemont, Kane Brown plays United CenterJan 18, 2022 5:00 am - Note: Events are subject to change. Check the website or call before you go. Jurassic jubilee The touring Dinosaur Adventure makes a return with lots of family-friendly ...
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'Peter Pan' musical production benefits scholarship fundJan 16, 2022 10:00 pm - Palatine Park District will be hosting a stage performance of "Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure" at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Openin...
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Acting on a whim, 'Oklahoma!' star changed his lifeJan 15, 2022 6:30 am - Had singer/actor Sean Grandillo not acted on a whim in high school, he may very well still be making his living on stage. But it might not have been the CIBC Theatre sta...
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Constable: HVAC guy from Schaumburg discovers a whole new world with Disney on IceJan 15, 2022 12:00 am - The story of how 34-year-old Michael DiNello of Schaumburg ends up as one of Captain Hook's pirate henchman in pursuit of Tinkerbell starts on a summer day in 2015. The ...