Performing Arts
-
Marriott's modern-day 'Man of La Mancha' a riveting homage to idealismJun 30, 2016 9:00 am - The sparsely furnished holding cell where Marriott Theatre's gripping revival of “Man of La Mancha” unfolds could be anywhere. It could be a lockup at Cook County jail ...
-
Crystal Lake ballerina dances way into JuilliardJun 30, 2016 5:34 am - Teen ballet dancer Catherine Lasak spent three hours a day, six days a week commuting via Metra to downtown Chicago for two years, so great was her desire to perfect her...
-
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee comes to Steel Beam TheatreJun 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is proud to present the musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14 and Friday, July 15; 2 and 7 p.m...
-
Laura Benanti looking forward to broadcast of 'She Loves Me'
Jun 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you can't make it to see Laura Benanti in the charming Broadway revival of "She Loves Me," don't worry. Just fire up your computer or TV. Online theat...
-
Review: 'New York Spectacular' reinvents itself quite nicely
-
Jimmy Buffett musical unveils creative team and new name
-
Lake Zurich High grad named a finalist for musical theater awardJun 28, 2016 6:00 am - Zachary Keller realized his passion for theater was more than just a hobby while taking his final bow of the Illinois All-State show of “Rent,” in which he played Roger....
-
Theater events: First Folio fetes 20 years of outdoor shows with 'Midsummer'Jun 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Midsummer night First Folio Theatre celebrates its 20th production of William Shakespeare under the stars with "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Haley Rice, daughter of ...
-
To make summer show pop, Rockettes turn to light wizardsJun 27, 2016 5:15 am - NEW YORK - Madonna has turned to them for a little stage magic. So have Muse and Nine Inch Nails. In search of their own visual bang, companies as different as Chevy, Ci...
-
Actress pursues her own impossible dream to 'La Mancha'Jun 27, 2016 5:15 am - It's been four centuries since the death of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, but his beloved “Don Quixote” lives on through the musical “Man of La Mancha.” And the st...