Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Artist Hebru Brantley highlighted in ElmhurstSep 09, 2017 7:24 am - Pop painting hero Get a look at the pop culture-inspired work of a rising Chicago artist in the exhibit "Hebru Brantley: Forced Field," starting Saturday at the Elmhurst...
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Weekend picks: BoDeans play stripped-down faves at MetropolisSep 08, 2017 6:00 am - 'Closer to Free' Hear hit songs including "Good Things," "You Don't Get Much," "Stay" and more when the BoDeans perform a stripped-down version of their songs tonight at...
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Libertyville native returns to stage in Shattered Globe's Abe Lincoln dramaSep 08, 2017 6:00 am - Tim Kough took a nearly two-decade break from acting to raise his family. When the Libertyville native returned to the stage, he'd found that many things in the industry...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Enjoy German beer in Hoffman Estates and Itasca - or a wine fest in Geneva? Listen to Broadway tunes in St. Charles or catch Stevie Nicks in Highland Park? Here are five...
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Proudly silly 'Rock of Ages' features a great cast at Drury LaneSep 07, 2017 11:00 pm - With its parade of pre-existing “hair metal” hits shoehorned into a self-aware script and its unrepentant product placement, “Rock of Ages” harbors no pretense of art, n...
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Goodman producer/director Steve Scott retires after 37 yearsSep 07, 2017 11:00 pm - In Northlight Theatre's production of “Black Pearl Sings!” five years ago, E. Faye Butler did for director Steve Scott something she would not have done for anyone else:...
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See short plays at Mundelein HighSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Mundelein High School's theater department will kick off its new season with student-directed one act plays on Monday and Tuesday. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. each day. Admi...
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Elgin Fringe Festival returns this weekSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Elgin Fringe Festival returns with variety of shows
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Broadway hit 'Dear Evan Hansen' heading for ChicagoSep 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago announced Thursday that a tour of the new hit Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" will play the Windy City during the 2018-19 season. Dates, a venue...
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Weekly picks: Huey Lewis brings the hits to Waukegan's GeneseeSep 06, 2017 6:00 am - 'Back in Time' Relive memories of the 1980s when the band Huey Lewis & The News, famed for the hit albums "Fore!" and "Sports," performs in concert on Thursday at the Ge...