Performing Arts
-
Janus Theatre Co.'s 'Miss Julie' has that mismatched feelJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Don't let the title of Janus Theatre Company's "Miss Julie on a Midsummer Night" lull you into thinking that you're in for a romantic evening out. The moniker may sound ...
-
Cheap fun: Pop/rock in Palatine, famous cars of film and TVJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under These 'Candles' can rock The pop/rock group Sixteen Candles headlines at Durty Nellie's. 10 p.m. Friday, June 12, Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatin...
-
'Billy Elliot' wins 10 Tonys; 'Carnage' best play
Jun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "Billy Elliot," the big British musical about a coal miner's son who dreams to dance, bowled over Broadway on Sunday, winning 10 Tonys, including best musica...
-
'Crowd' battles it out over child-rearingJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - For a few moments during "The Crowd You're In With," it felt like playwright Rebecca Gilman might pull her punch. She didn't. The Chicago-based Gilman ("Spinning Into B...
-
Local auditionsJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - • The Lyric Opera of Chicago holds auditions for 18 solo dancers for its 2010 production of "The Damnation of Faust" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at 20 N. Wack...
-
Elgin's Janus Theatre adapting Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre presents "Miss Julie on a Summer Night," an adaptation of "Miss Julie," August Strindberg's examination of class and gender conflict and the exercise of po...
-
Best bets: 'Camelot', Gospel Music FestJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - King Arthur & Co. The beloved Lerner and Lowe musical "Camelot" officially opens the 2009 Ravinia Festival in a special concert featuring two-time Tony Award-winner Geor...
-
Suburban native balances head, heart in Goodman dramaJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Greg Matthew Anderson, currently appearing in The Goodman Theatre's production of "Rock 'n' Roll," didn't think he would become an actor when he went to college. "I did...
-
Director returns to his roots with Drury Lane's 'Pump Boys'May 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Shawn Stengel, the director of Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "Pump Boys And Dinettes" (now running in previews), has spent much of his professional life working on var...
-
Marriott's 'Spelling Bee' worth the buzzMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is as charming as it is tuneful. Much of the credit for that rests with director/performer Rebecca Feldman who conceived the...