Performing Arts
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Check out upcoming theater in Lake CountyAug 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Everything from complex murder mysteries to the dreams of a coal miner's son will come to life on Lake County stages this fall. Here's an overview of what local theater...
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Jay Leno coming to Paramount Oct. 30Aug 27, 2015 1:00 am - Talk show and comedy legend Jay Leno is headed to Aurora's Paramount Theatre for one-show-only at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Tickets are $89,...
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Harper Ensemble presents comedy 'Over the Tavern'Aug 26, 2015 6:00 am - By today's standards, it's difficult to imagine why Elvis' hip-swiveling television appearances caused such a scandal back in the 1950s. But that was a time that marked ...
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Theater events: 'American Idiot' opens Hypocrites' 19th seasonAug 26, 2015 5:50 am - Hypocrites' 'Idiot' Days after The Hypocrites' earned a leading eight equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for its production of "All Our Tragic," it previews ...
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'Impractical Jokers' bring tour to RosemontAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - The cast of truTV's "Impractical Jokers" featuring the acclaimed comedy troupe The Tenderloins will be making a stop at the Rosemont Theatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11...
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Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. to close next yearAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company, a staple on the Chicago storefront theater scene for nearly three decades, announced Wednesday it will close next year at the conclusion of...
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Judson gets first artist-in-residenceAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Musician and Judson University alumnus Huntley Brown will serve as Judson's Center for Worship in the Performing Arts' first artist-in-residence. Brown graduated fr...
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Performer teaches Glen Ellyn kids about characterAug 25, 2015 11:00 pm - Tim Hannig teaches the plugged-in generation about respect, responsibility
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Many cultures, one festival: Elgin's iFestAug 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin's International Festival, now in its fourth year, is the result of the city deciding to combine a number of smaller ethnic festivals. Previously, the city co-spons...
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Naperville movie executive reaches for the 'Sky'Aug 24, 2015 1:00 am - The 1999 film "October Sky," starring Jake Gyllenhaal, was a hit with critics and audiences. Now, 16 years later, will audiences want to see a musical theater version o...