Performing Arts
-
Drury Lane's new season includes 'Hazel,' 'Saturday Night Fever'Oct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace announced a 2016-2017 season featuring world and regional premieres along with a suspense-thriller revival. Capitalizing on the s...
-
Woodlands Academy presents 'The Jungle Book' Nov. 5-7Oct 26, 2015 1:00 am - The Theatre Program at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart will present its fall play, "The Jungle Book," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov...
-
Halloween play performed as radio dramaOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Improv Playhouse, 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, will perform the Washington Irving classic "The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow" as a staged radio drama at 7:3...
-
'Les Mis' staged by Spotlight Youth TheaterOct 25, 2015 11:00 pm - A man is thrown in jail for stealing a loaf of bread and then released with little hope of getting a job, a meal or a bed. So begins "Les Misérables," the musical versio...
-
Northlight's 'Charm' a heartbreaking look at sexual identityOct 25, 2015 7:15 am - The great thing about theater is it can take us to places we've never been and introduce us to people we've never encountered. Northlight Theatre's “Charm,” a moving exa...
-
Sunday picks: Tiffany Haddish wraps up weekend at ZaniesOct 25, 2015 6:30 am - Humor by Haddish Comedian Tiffany Haddish typically doesn't hold back in her explicit comedy, so brace yourselves when she performs at Zanies, 1548 N. Wells St., Ch...
-
Chicago plays make the case for Holmes this fallOct 25, 2015 6:00 am - Let's start with the facts. Sherlock Holmes will play a part in a half dozen productions on local stages in the span of just a few months. The suspects include a Lake Co...
-
Weekend picks: Kristin Chenoweth brings Broadway to ChicagoOct 24, 2015 6:00 am - Soprano star Actress Kristin Chenoweth is famed for both her work on Broadway (“Wicked,” “On the 20th Century”) and in Hollywood (“Glee,” “Pushing Daisies”). See this en...
-
JK Rowling play to feature adult Harry Potter, son Albus
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - An adult Harry Potter and his son Albus Severus will take center stage in a theatrical sequel to J.K. Rowling's magical book series. Producers revealed Fri...
-
Cast of 'Spring Awakening' make a visit to the show 'Stomp'