Performing Arts
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 02, 2015 11:00 am - YouTube If you have any energy left after the busy holiday season, you might want to set aside time this weekend to see a departing suburban musical or to get inspired a...
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Weekend picks: Russ Williamson slings comedy at Zanies RosemontJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Jersey boy Actor and comedian Russ Williamson (“Live at Gotham,” “Chicago Fire”) is a native of New Jersey, but he now calls Chicago home. Catch him this weekend at...
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Theater news: Lifeline hosts Fillet of SoloJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Fillet of Solo Performers Stephen Bastion of Gurnee and Tekki Lomnicki of Elmhurst are among those featured during Lifeline Theatre's 18th annual Fillet of Solo Fes...
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World premiere musicals highlight suburban theater scene in 2015Jan 01, 2015 6:30 am - Editor's note: Rhett Guter will choreograph Drury Lane Theatre's production of "West Side Story." The 2015 Chicago-area theater forecast calls for world-premiere mu...
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At 89, enigmatic Angela Lansbury is back in the 'Spirit'Dec 30, 2014 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Angela Lansbury has moved yet again. This time, home is the Ahmanson Theatre, where the 89-year-old Tony winner and honorary Oscar recipient has settled in...
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Weekend picks: Comedian John Heffron plays Improv for NYEDec 29, 2014 3:20 pm - Standing comedy John Heffron, the winner of the second season of "Last Comic Standing," performs New Year's Eve shows on Wednesday and then returns for regular sets...
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The top 10 theater shows of 2014Dec 27, 2014 6:22 am - NEW YORK - This year's best-in-theater list includes a musical with multiple murders, another with a cross-dressing German, one that's set in a decadent Berlin nightclub...
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Weekend picks: Everybody wants to be seeing the BoDeansDec 27, 2014 5:00 am - Rock standards See the Wisconsin-native rock band the BoDeans at two locations this weekend: first at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles, $39-$89, (88...
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Sunday picks: Whet your whistle for GlobetrottersDec 27, 2014 5:00 am - B-ball ambassadors Bring the kids to be amazed at the comic basketball athleticism of the Harlem Globetrotters. The team plays four games today and Monday at the Al...
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Guitarist doesn't miss day of Vegas Cirque workDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - LAS VEGAS - It's easy to miss Bruce Rickerd during the "Mystere" show at Treasure Island especially when there's a man balancing upside-down on the foot of another, or a...