Performing Arts
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Acclaimed director helms 'August Rush' premiere at Aurora's ParamountApr 21, 2019 7:00 am - Tony Award-winning director John Doyle knows for certain nobody is going to hire him to direct “Kinky Boots II.” Even if such a show existed, Doyle wouldn't be the right...
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'Bleacher Bums' at Libertyville HighApr 21, 2019 1:00 am - Libertyville High School's theater department will stage the play "Bleacher Bums" Thursday through Saturday. The show is about a diverse crew of Chicago Cubs fans at Wri...
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Weekend picks: Victor Wooten Band plays ECCApr 20, 2019 7:00 am - Ace bass The Victor Wooten Band shines a light on the bassist from Béla Fleck and The Flecktones. See the Grammy Award-winner in concert as part of “The Wooten Woo...
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Redevelopment at AMC movie theater in Rosemont?Apr 19, 2019 1:00 am - The 18-screen AMC movie theater in Rosemont's entertainment district may shut down six of those screens and parcel out that space to another user, village officials said...
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Free band concerts at Stevenson HighApr 19, 2019 1:00 am - Stevenson High School bands will perform a pair of free concerts Monday and Tuesday at the Lincolnshire school. On Monday, the concert band and freshman band will play. ...
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Cary Jr. High to put on 'The Little Mermaid Jr.' starting April 24Apr 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Cary Junior High will be putting on its spring production "The Little Mermaid Jr." April 24-27. This beloved Disney classic is coming to the junior high stage in celebra...
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Theater events: Dark comedy at Broken Nose and a Civil Rights-inspired drama at TimeLineApr 18, 2019 11:00 pm - • Broken Nose Theatre continues its seventh season with the Midwest premiere of "Language Rooms," a dark comedy by Yussef El Guindi about a patriot named Ahmed who does ...
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Marriott's rousing 'Footloose' can't quite make up for musical's so-so source materialApr 18, 2019 11:00 am - “Footloose” - ★ ★ ½ There is a lot of great talent onstage for “Footloose,” now receiving its first revival in 14 years at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. But ther...
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Suburban high schools score musical theater award nominationsApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Suburban high schools score musical theater award nominations
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Jacobs students nominated for Broadway in Chicago AwardsApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Jacobs High School senior Mitchell Barrett and sophomore Sydney Olson were nominated for Broadway in Chicago's Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Mitchell and...