Performing Arts
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Writers' 'Marjorie Prime' explores questions of memory, identityNov 05, 2015 5:00 am - How would you prefer your memories? Raw, messy, unpleasant, imperfect? Or tidy and neatly embellished, with all the rough edges smoothed out? Those are among the questi...
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Arcada adds UFO show, holiday revueNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Tickets are on sale now to four recently announced shows at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. The revue "Jingle Bell Rock" features contemporary pop arrangements of cla...
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COD Theater presents 'The Man Who Came to Dinner'Nov 05, 2015 12:00 am - It's Christmas 1939 when College of DuPage College Theater presents Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's "The Man Who Came to Dinner." Preview is Thursday, Nov. 12, with a...
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Geneva High School to stage 'And Then There Were None'Nov 04, 2015 10:00 pm - Ten guilty strangers come together in Geneva Community High School's rendition of Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery "And Then There Were None." Each is accused o...
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'Madam Secretary' star Erich Bergen brings his concert 'party' to MetropolisNov 04, 2015 8:00 am - When you hear about actor Erich Bergen's busy shooting schedule playing Blake Moran on the CBS drama "Madam Secretary," you realize how challenging it is for him to appe...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Tony Rock comes to SchaumburgNov 04, 2015 5:30 am - Funny spot Catch up with comedian Tony Rock (HBO's "Def Comedy Jam," Oxygen's "Can You Tell?") when he returns to town for a series of standup performances starting...
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Berg's bleak 'Wozzeck' powerfully performed at LyricNov 04, 2015 4:30 am - Berg's bleak opera powerfully performed at Lyric
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Ellie Goulding coming to Allstate ArenaNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - British singer Ellie Goulding brings her "Delirium" world tour to Rosemont's Allstate Arena in May. The concert is set for 7 p.m. Friday, May 6. The tour runs in conjunc...
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Theater events: Janus opens 18th season with thriller 'King of Shadows'Nov 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Janus stages a thriller Janus Theatre opens its 18th season with the Chicago-area premiere of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "King of Shadows." A supernatural thriller l...
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Wheaton Warrenville South play explores space shuttle explosionNov 03, 2015 10:00 pm - The dramatic comedy "Defying Gravity" will take center stage for three nights next week at Wheaton Warrenville South High School. Written by Jane Anderson, the play is d...