Performing Arts
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Best bets: Walker Hayes, Jo Koy, Expo Chicago, AfterImage Film Festival and moreApr 05, 2023 5:00 am - Muddy birthday bash Bluesman Mud Morganfield honors his late father with the “Muddy Waters 110th Birthday Blues Jam” at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plai...
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Things to do April 7-13: Kevin Nealon Live, Brett Young, egg hunts and 'Madagascar Live!'Apr 04, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday “The Book of Mormon”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 2 p.m. Wednesdays, April 5 and 12; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays through Apri...
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WHS students soar to new heights in two very different productionsApr 02, 2023 11:00 pm - Students from Wauconda High School have been preparing for their spring plays, "Lookingglass Alice" by David Catlin and "Winnie the Pooh" by Kathryn Schultz Miller, sinc...
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Coming soon to a stage near you: Broadway tours, new tuners and classics re-imaginedApr 02, 2023 6:00 am - While this time of year typically entices Chicago-area residents outside, theatergoers may decide to stay indoors considering the promising productions coming to local s...
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Out on the Town: Theater, comedy and dance productions not to miss in AprilApr 02, 2023 6:00 am - April is the perfect time to get out and experience a live production in the suburbs, whether it be theater, dance or a comedy show. Here's a calendar of events not to m...
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Spotlight: MadKap Productions stages Neil Simon farce 'Rumors'Mar 31, 2023 6:00 am - 'Rumors' revived Guests arrive at a dinner party to learn the host has been shot through the earlobe, the hostess is missing and the servants have fled in "Rumors," Neil...
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Any Suggestions? Improv brings 'A Dream of Spring' to Steel Beam TheatreMar 30, 2023 11:00 pm - So popular was Game of Thrones that whispers of the rally cry "Winter is Coming" can still be heard among the masses. It's almost funny - in fact, it's prime for parody....
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Oil Lamp Theater's ably acted 'Revolutionists' a salute to sisterhoodMar 30, 2023 6:00 am - “The Revolutionists” - ★ ★ ★ “Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité.” That rallying cry, perhaps the best-known slogan of the French Revolution, was incomplete in that it omitt...
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Things to do: Easter egg hunts, Schaumburg Home Show, Carlos MenciaMar 29, 2023 6:00 am - By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Ongoing "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown": 10 a.m. daily through April, 1; plus 12:30 p.m. March 30 through April 1, at Marri...
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Open mic nights scheduled at Des Plaines Public LibraryMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - The Des Plaines Public Library will host a trio of open mic literary nights this spring and summer. The gatherings are set for April 11, May 9 and June 13. Each will run...