Performing Arts
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Review: Revival of 'She Loves Me' worth skipping work to see
Mar 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The charming, irresistible musical "She Loves Me" opens with a group of people arriving for work one midsummer day and dreaming of playing hooky. Thank g...
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World Puppetry Day on for Monday from Times Square to IowaMar 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Times Square will get even more crowded on Monday - and filled with even more fuzzy creatures - for World Puppetry Day, part of a national celebration for tho...
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'The Gathering' performed in LibertyvilleMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - For the eighth year, the Improv Playhouse, 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville will produce "The Gathering," a contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Suppe...
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Ex-'Chuck' star Zachary Levi takes the long way to Broadway
Mar 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - To one day get to Broadway, Zachary Levi made the calculated choice to not initially go to Broadway. The southern California native grew up as a passiona...
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'Nashville' stars to play Rosemont concertMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Fans of the ABC TV series "Nashville" will get a chance to see its stars as part of an international concert tour coming to Rosemont. Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Will C...
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Musical to kick off Goodman's 2016-17 seasonMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls marks 30 years helming one of the nation's pre-eminent theaters with a 2016-17 season that begins and ends with classi...
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'My Fair Lady' comes to Geneva High SchoolMar 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Described by the London Daily Telegraph as "probably the greatest musical of all time," "My Fair Lady" will be staged this weekend at Geneva Community High School. Perf...
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Fly off to Neverland with Harvest Christian Academy's 'Peter Pan"Mar 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Join Captain Hook, Peter, Wendy and the rest of the 83-member cast of Harvest Christian Academy's production of "Peter Pan" as they bring audiences back to a magical tim...
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Theater events: 'The Gathering' returns to Improv PlayhouseMar 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Annual 'Gathering' For the eighth year, the Improv Playhouse remounts "The Gathering," a contemporary re-imagining of the Last Supper by Josephine Raciti and Rolf F...
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Broadway's 'Wicked' reaches $1 billion mark
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Producers of "Wicked" say the theatrical blockbuster has grossed over $1 billion on Broadway, joining only "The Lion King" and "The Phantom of the Opera"...