Performing Arts
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Picking the Tony Awards winners: It should be a big night for 'Dear Evan Hansen'Jun 11, 2017 7:29 am - Dear Peter Marks: Today is going to be an amazing day, and here's why. Because today, all you have to do is be yourself. A journalist. Whose task is far more challenging...
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Sunday picks: Marina City tour stops at Berwyn's WireJun 11, 2017 7:25 am - Catch up with Marina City Plainfield pop rock band Marina City has been keeping a low profile as of late, but that's just the calm before the storm. The sextet is launch...
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Broadway vet tours back to Chicago as 'The King and I' leadJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic 1951 musical “The King and I” is once again a major part of Jose Llana's life. The actor has starred in two different Tony Award-winnin...
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Weekend picks: Paramount hosts tribute to Elton John, Billy JoelJun 10, 2017 7:25 am - Tickling ivories Rock on to pop hits of the 1970s and '80s with the touring show "Piano Men: A Tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel" on Saturday at the Paramount Theatre, ...
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Griffin's scaled-down 'Ragtime' delivers intimate powerJun 09, 2017 7:00 am - “Ragtime” - a stirring, sweeping musical set during the tumultuous turn of the last century - is a portrait of an era not unlike our own and a reminder of America's prom...
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Weekend picks: See Eddie Money at St. Charles' ArcadaJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - 'Baby Hold On' for him See Eddie Money play hit songs such as "Two Tickets to Paradise," "Take Me Home Tonight" and more tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - Dragon boat races in St. Charles, a family-friendly fest in Lake Villa and a comedy competition in Rosemont are among the varied choices this weekend in the suburbs. Her...
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Weekend picks: Feel the blues at Millennium ParkJun 07, 2017 6:00 am - Big-time Blues Catch great artists such as Branch & The Son of Blues, William Bell, Gary Clark Jr., Rhiannon Giddens and more at the Chicago Blues Festival this weekend ...
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Rosanne Cash, Savion Glover, Olivia Newton-John part of McAninch seasonJun 07, 2017 12:01 am - College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn has announced its 2017-18 season will include appearances by Rosanne Cash, Savion Glover and Olivia Newton-John. S...
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Theater events: BrightSide finishes season with 'Guys and Dolls'Jun 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Luck be a lady BrightSide Theatre concludes its sixth season, which was devoted to classic Broadway shows, with Frank Loesser's "Guys and Dolls." Ryan Bennett stars as g...