Performing Arts
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Fox Valley Theatre Company production features siblingsSep 14, 2012 2:44 pm - Fractured family relationships are at the heart of the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” So it’s entirely appropriate that among the “Joseph” cast...
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Fall theater brings war horses, Mormons and moreSep 14, 2012 6:00 am - The national tours of Broadway blockbusters "The Book of Mormon" and "War Horse" heading our way have generated enough buzz to make those shows among autumn's hottest ti...
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Local theater: ‘Sunshine Boys’ revivalSep 14, 2012 5:17 am - Grumpy old comedians A couple of estranged former vaudeville stars reunite for a TV performance in Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys.” Donna Steele directs Steel Beam Thea...
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BTE's 'Lady' an endearing tribute to Ann LandersSep 14, 2012 5:00 am - Since the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn is currently undergoing a $35 million renovation through early 2014, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble has had to relocate to a new v...
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What’s newSep 12, 2012 12:14 pm - Ÿ Previews continue through Saturday, Sept. 22, for Steppenwolf Theatre’s season-opening production of “Good People,” Pulitzer Prizer winner David Lindsay-Abaire’s drama...
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‘Jekyll & Hyde,’ ‘Anything Goes’ set for springSep 12, 2012 11:19 am - Two high-profile revivals have been added to Broadway in Chicago’s finalized 2013 spring season. “American Idol” contestant Constantine Maroulis (“Rock of Ages”) a...
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Stage version’s popularity shows fans still loving ‘Lucy’Sep 10, 2012 5:31 am - It’s no surprise that executive producer Stephen Kahn would prod potential ticket buyers to act now for the Chicago premiere of “I Love Lucy Live On Stage,” starting its...
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Report: 2 Second City alums headed to ‘SNL’Sep 08, 2012 10:03 pm - The Second City continues to be Lorne Michaels’ first choice when recruiting new talent for “Saturday Night Live.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, two alums of Chic...
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What's newSep 07, 2012 5:00 pm - Ÿ Previews begin Friday, Sept. 7, for the first production of Lifeline Theatre's 30th season, the world premiere adaptation of Wilkie Collins' 19th century mystery, “The...
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Local theater: Arboretum hosts ShakespeareSep 07, 2012 5:00 pm - ‘Tempest' hike Theatre-Hikes brings Shakespeare's “The Tempest” to the Morton Arboretum weekends in September. The play centers on Prospero, the usurped Duke of Milan an...