Performing Arts
-
10 hot tickets: Rick Springfield's Genesee show on sale FridayMar 21, 2018 11:00 am - • Zion & Lennox: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont: reggaeton. On sale now. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. • Rick Sp...
-
Goodman's fiercely acted revival of 'Enemy' impressesMar 21, 2018 11:00 am - “An Enemy of the People” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If you leave Goodman Theatre's superb revival of “An Enemy of the People” with your mind whirling from its provocative ideas, credit m...
-
Weekly picks: Revel in ancient Chinese culture with 'Shen Yun'Mar 21, 2018 6:00 am - Chinese centuries The touring music and dance spectacular "Shen Yun" returns to promote centuries of Chinese culture starting Wednesday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. ...
-
Water Street Studios series to present 'Daughters of Ire'Mar 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Water Street Studios' Live Art Series continues with "The Daughters of Ire," a one-woman show written and performed by Savanna Rae from The Other Theatre Co. The perform...
-
5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs, cityMar 20, 2018 6:00 am - Comic icons Get a whimsical look at World War I history as re-imagined in the late Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip in the exhibition "Snoopy and the Red B...
-
Theater spotlight: 'The Gathering' returns to Libertyville's Improv PlayhouseMar 20, 2018 6:00 am - Annual 'Gathering' The Improv Playhouse presents its annual production of “The Gathering,” a contemporary take on the Last Supper by Josephine Raciti, one of the pionee...
-
Lyric Opera wraps up stunning new production of 'Faust'Mar 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Life is tragic because it always ends in death. It is scary and sad to watch yourself wither. Not everyone can accept it, and many people don't want to age. Some of them...
-
From shy to stellar: St. Viator student racks up accomplishmentsMar 19, 2018 11:00 pm - I first met Thomas Stanila nearly four years ago, when I covered a unique summer camp at St. Viator High School. The “Service & Song Camp” offered incoming students eith...
-
He was 'finally' attempting his ambitious new Cirque du Soleil act. A horrific fall killed him.
Mar 19, 2018 1:00 am - An experienced Cirque du Soleil acrobat performing an intricate aerial routine for the first time onstage plummeted to his death in front of a live audience in Tampa on ...
-
Marmion Academy drama club to present 'Seussical' musicalMar 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Marmion Academy will present its spring musical "Seussical" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 25, in the academy's Alumni Hall at 1...