Performing Arts
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Cirque explores the unseen in enchanting 'Ovo'Jul 07, 2011 2:00 pm - With the endlessly charming, entirely accessible “Ovo,” Cirque du Soleil delivers an entomological extravaganza that will win over even the most insect averse audience m...
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Kaneland welcomes former stars in Fine Arts theatre productionJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Rehearsals for the second annual Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival summer theater production may have caused director Diane McFarlin some deja vu. Not only is she pu...
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‘Grease’ is the word at Naperville’s Summer Place TheatreJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - While summer days are slowly drifting away, the Summer Place Theatre invites T-Birds and Pink Ladies out to enjoy a musical summer night. The show is “Grease.” The songs...
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Stonegate Kids prepare ‘Toy Story 3’ for Friday showsJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Stonegate Kids will present “Toy Story 3” in two performances on Friday, July 8. The backyard theater troupe, a staple for 11 years in the Stonegate neighborhood of Arli...
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College of Lake County stages ‘Oliver!’Jul 03, 2011 6:00 am - Take a quick trip to 19th century London by attending one of the most beloved British musicals, “Oliver!” at the College of Lake County. The departments of theater, mus...
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Summer fun with family-friendly showsJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - If the kids are already complaining they are bored, an outing to the theater may be just the ticket for a different kind of summer fun. Summer productions for children r...
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What's new in theatersJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ Sideshow Theatre Company presents the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers in a series of matches beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at Joe's Bar, 940 W. Weed St.,...
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On stage: New era for 'Romeo and Juliet'Jul 01, 2011 12:00 am - R&J goes gothic A 19th century sensibility animates First Folio Theatre's production of Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” which director Nick Sandys sets against the bac...
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Steppenwolf's 'Middletown' chronicles everyday lifeJun 30, 2011 4:00 pm - “Middletown” makes no profound statements. Will Eno's gentle, quirky play — which echoes Thornton Wilder's “Our Town” in its quiet chronicling of small-town life in all ...
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Theater season starts at Morton ArboretumJun 30, 2011 1:00 am - There typically isn’t much threat of poison ivy at the theater. Tennis shoes aren’t necessary. The sun’s location, mosquito-filled overgrowth, the temperature — those ...