Performing Arts
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Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows
Sep 14, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Theater royalty - in the form of Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda - welcomed back boisterous audiences to 'œWicked,'ť 'œThe Lion Ki...
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Dispute over outdoor concerts at Mundelein's Original Sundance Saloon settled, with rulesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A dispute involving a popular Mundelein bar, nearby residents and village officials has been settled - but not everyone is satisfied. The village board on Monday granted...
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Elgin Theatre Company present 'A Doll's House, Part 2'Sep 13, 2021 11:00 pm - The Elgin Theatre Company will present "A Doll's House, Part 2" as its first live production of the 2021-22 season. The play was written by Lucas Hnath and is directed b...
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Tony Awards land hosts Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald
Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The long-delayed Tony Awards have landed two impressive master of ceremonies: Tony- and Grammy-winning singer and actor Leslie Odom Jr. will host a splas...
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Latinx Heritage Month kicks off Friday at ECCSep 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College's Latinx Heritage Month will include in-person, outdoor celebrations this year, with events built around the 2021 theme "Somos La Fuerza y Espera...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre opens new season with 'World Goes 'Round'Sep 10, 2021 6:00 am - Kander & Ebb salute Marriott Theatre opens its 2021 season with a COVID-abridged, intermissionless version of "The World Goes 'Round," the John Kander and Fred Ebb revue...
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Suburban singers perform in Metropolitan Opera concert remembering 9/11Sep 10, 2021 6:00 am - A major 9/11 commemoration by The Metropolitan Opera in New York this Saturday includes two singers who grew up in the Chicago suburbs. In "Verdi's Requiem: The Met Reme...
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Mundelein Theatre's new season to start MondaySep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Mundelein Theatre will begin the season with "An Evening of Student Directed One Acts" at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Mundelein High School auditorium, 1350 W. H...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces 35th anniversary seasonSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble inaugurates its 35th anniversary season this fall with the in-person premiere of "Stove Toucher," an autobiographical show written and perfo...
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Touching '9/12' Broadway musical 'Come From Away' now streaming on Apple TV+
Sep 09, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Many months into the global pandemic, a Broadway musical about another horrific event that shook the world brought people together. The doors of the Gerald Sc...